Comedy under socialism: some theoretical notes Cover Image

Комедията през социализма: някои теоретични бележки
Comedy under socialism: some theoretical notes

Author(s): Vanya Petkova
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: socialism; Bulgarian theatre; dramaturgy; comedy; tragedy

Summary/Abstract: The report seeks to explore the place which comedy occupies in the „consciousness of genre” of socialism. On the one hand, the ideological expediency of the genre, as it is stated in many critical papers of the period, is being problematized. On the other hand – the grounds of the so-called „comedy boom” in comparison with the significant absence of tragedy under socialism are studied as well.