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The Blasphemy of Europe/The Europe of Blasphemy 欧洲的亵渎/亵渎的欧洲

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.28

Marc-William Debono

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Contemporary Interpretations of Ancient Drama at the National Theatre of Craiova, Romania 罗马尼亚克拉约瓦国家剧院古代戏剧的当代诠释

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.08

Iolanda Mănescu

{"title":"Contemporary Interpretations of Ancient Drama at the National Theatre of Craiova, Romania","authors":"Iolanda Mănescu","doi":"10.18778/8142-286-4.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18778/8142-286-4.08","url":null,"abstract":"he National Theatre of Craiova is one of the oldest theatres in Romania. It was founded in 1850 but, before that date, some Western companies from France and Germany had visited the town and presented their productions in Craiova, while the local intellectuals would prepare and play short dramas when they organized their meetings, for instance ”in winter, especially during the carnival.”1 We could say that the interest in staging ancient dramas is somehow linked to the moments in history when people, confused by some disturbing events, such as wars or change of political regimes, or even at the turn of centuries or millennia, feel that they should go back to the origins and find there the power to go on. The first ancient tragedy staged in Romania was “Hecuba” by Euripides – it was presented by the students of a famous high school in Bucharest, in 1819. The sociopolitical conditions did not allow a new staging soon after that, and, thus, only at the end of the 19th century the ancient theatre is taken into consideration again. Meanwhile, more translations of the ancient Greek plays had been made. The playwright who was preferred during that time was Sophocles: for instance, “Oedipus the King” was kept in the repertory of the National Theatre of Bucharest from 1890 to 1924. A new significance, with profound contemporary references, was found in the text – the underlining of the human dignity and the passion for knowing the truth. During the first half of the 20th century, more and more ancient plays were staged in the Romanian theatre. In 1911, and 1912, “Iphighenia in Aulis” was","PeriodicalId":227308,"journal":{"name":"What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123004758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An “Idyllic” World Against War Atrocities; Images of Elegance, Escapism and Liberation in the midst of the Peloponnesian War 反对战争暴行的“田园诗般的”世界伯罗奔尼撒战争中的优雅、逃避与解放形象

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.16

Anthi Dipla

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The New Resilience of Pacted Transition in Spain 西班牙契约转型的新弹性

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.25

Richard R. Weiner

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Innovative Perspectives of Nietzsche’s Political Philosophy in the Global Theory of Democracy 《全球民主理论》中尼采政治哲学的创新视角

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.27

E. Kiss

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The Lomans’ Private Apocalypse in Death of a Salesman 《推销员之死》中罗马人的私人启示

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.09

Per Bjørnar Grande

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Peace and Wilderness 和平与荒野

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.34

M. Papastephanou

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National Referendums in Hungary and Albania: A Comparative Perspective 匈牙利和阿尔巴尼亚的全民公决:比较视角

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.20

Marcin Pomarański

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Fighting the (Un)hidden “Enemies” of the Slovak Society 与斯洛伐克社会隐藏的“敌人”作斗争

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.14

Veronika Planková

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What is and is not Utopia 什么是乌托邦，什么不是乌托邦

What’s New in the New Europe? Redefining Culture, Politics, Identity Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.18778/8142-286-4.31

Kalli Drousioti

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