„Антихрист“: приписки на светло и на тъмно
“The Antichrist”: Attributes of Light and Darkness

Summary/Abstract: In the article, in a comparativist and anticipatory mode of interpretation, are substantiated the convertible and non-convertible moments of the poetics of a literary work in bringing / adapting it to the theater stage. Choosing the classic novel in Bulgarian literature of the 20th century – “Antichrist” by Emiliyan Stanev – the author examines it in a multidirectional perspective: as a text claiming to be historic and reflecting the peoples psychology in the sublime moment before falling under Turkish dependence in the 14th century, and as a theatrical version in Stiliyan Petrov’s performance at the Ivan Vazov National Theater from the end of 2023. The subject of discussion is the principle of transfer from the book to the stage and the possibility of the theater as a medium updating the mental self-awareness of modern Bulgarian society through the problem of identity. In a broader context, the article attempts to problematize the complex and ambiguous relationship between theater and literature in its modern dimensions.

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