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Lietuvių Teatro (Kontra)Mitas Satyrinéje Tarpukario Spaudoje
(Counter)Myth of Lithuanian Theatre in Interwar Satirist Press

Author(s): Martynas Petrikas
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Cultural history, Metaphysics, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: satire; interwar; theatre; ideology of the theatre; theatre criticism; myth of the theatre;

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to make a survey of critical remarks of two Lithuanian satirist periodicals “Spaktyva” (The Spyglass) and “Kuntaplis” (The Wooden Clog) addressed to State Theatre in Kaunas and published during the Interwar period. As a satire can be defined as a voice (or image) of fictional alternative society (Northrop Frye), in order to measure “Spaktyvas” and “Kuntaplis’” alternativeness, their criticisms shall be juxtaposed to those of official press.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 203-214
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Lithuanian