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THE MYTH OF SACRIFICE IN LUCIAN BLAGA’S DRAMAS
THE MYTH OF SACRIFICE IN LUCIAN BLAGA’S DRAMAS

Author(s): Alina Luciana Oltean
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: key; myth; history; sacrifice; metamorphosis; consciousness

Summary/Abstract: The universal myth of sacrifice is specific Balkan peoples, but only Romanian ballad he completes the sacrifice master and held high aesthetics. Romanian reasons are the most numerous, and in spring metamorphosis creator is our people's vision of creation, when being between consciousness and stop. Theme offering creation occurs in many people, but only those in Southeastern Europe "have created masterpieces of oral literature from a script so archaic."In "Master Manole" Blaga enriches its myth with modern meanings, especially Expressionist. Expressionism is an artistic movement whose design aesthetic emphasizes the desire to give a new expression of human spirituality. Expressionist writers cultivate the feeling of being metaphysical, vitalistic impulses, existential anxiety. In theater Blaga as expressionist theater, the characters are only symbols for Stihii forces of life. Consequently, on the basis of dramatic conflict will stand contradictions between these forces acting behind the characters, and not psychological or social reasons, the historically determinable. One of the philosophical ideas of human destiny Blaga genius, misunderstood by others because you have to make a sacrifice so great to work to achieve perfection.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 535-538
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian