Ivan Cankar

Cankarjeva drama v treh dejanjih Kralj na Betajnovi, ki je prvič izšla leta 1902 in bila uprizorjena leta 1904, se dogaja na slovenskem podeželju, kjer vlada fabrikant Jožef Kantor. Do oblasti se je povzpel nepošteno, če gre verjeti govoricam, je celo umoril lastnega bratranca in si prilastil njegovo bogastvo. Vplivnega, bogatega in nasilnega Kantorja se vsi bojijo, tudi njegova družina, a on se na to ne ozira, temveč odločno ohranja svojo oblast in se v želji po utrditvi slednje odloči kandidirati za poslanca. Edini, ki si mu upa nasprotovati, je sin nekdanjega štacunarja in krčmarja Maks Krnec, ki želi maščevati svojega očeta, ki ga je pogubil Kantor. Cankar v Kralju na Betajnovi skozi napeto dramsko dogajanje, del katerega je tudi znameniti prizor razkritja - mišnica, opominja, kaj v boju za ohranitev oblasti pomeni iti preko trupel in do kakšnega razpleta vodijo moralno sporna dejanja predstavnikov družbenih institucij.

Kralj na Betajnovi

Dušan Moravec

Hlapci

The novel Martin Ka?ur, which dates from 1907, tells the engrossing story of a young schoolteacher who moves from one provincial Slovene town to the next, trying to enlighten his countrymen and countrywomen but instead receiving only the mistrust and scorn of the traditional-minded and petty population. The novel is ruthless in its analysis and self-analysis of the failure of this abstract idealist. Brilliant descriptions of Slovenia's natural beauty alternate with the haze of alcoholic despair, rural violence, marital alienation, and the death of a young and beloved child. The Slovene prose writer, poet, and dramatist Cankar's characterizations of duplicitous political and religious leaders (the village priest, the mayor, other teachers, doctors, etc.) and the treacherous social scene are remarkable in their engaging clarity. No doubt the raw emotional impact of Martin Ka?ur derives partly from Cankar's portrayal of the way society isolates people, denying them sympathy and solidarity. Cankar's style here owes a debt both to naturalism and to symbolism and contains, in its sometimes frantic pace and associative interior monologues, hints of early expressionism.

The Biography of an Idealist

Martin Ka?ur

Peter Kolšek

Na klancu

Dragica Haramija

Janja Batič

A cup of coffee

Uvod in opombe napisal Izidor Cankar

Zbrani spisi

Pohujšanje v dolini šentflorjanski

A Justiça de Yerney

Zbrano delo: knj. Hlapci. Lepa vida. Dodatek

Hlapci so satirična drama Ivana Cankarja, prvič objavljena leta 1910 v Ljubljani in prvič uprizorjena leta 1919 v Trstu. Cankar v prvih dejanjih drame opisuje učinek zmage klerikalne stranke na volitvah leta 1907. V učiteljskih krogih se nekdaj goreči liberalci uklanjajo novi ureditvi, zapuščajo svoje kroge in izdajajo tovariše, ki so ostali zvesti liberalnim idejam. Spočetka v drami prevladuje satirični ton, v sklopu katerega avtor uvede tudi glavnega junaka - nekomformističnega Jermana, ki se ne želi podrediti novemu redu. Učitelj mora zaradi svoje upornosti prevzeti slabše službeno mesto. V drami satirične tone zamenjajo tragični, nad katerimi v četrtem in petem dejanju prevladata ideja etične krivde in očiščenja. Slednji sta povezani z Jermanovim trpljenjem ob materini bolezni in smrti. Občutek krivde, ki se v njem zbudi zaradi matere, ga malodane pripelje do samomora. V zadnjem trenutku ga reši in za novo življenje prenovi odpuščajoči glas mrtve matere. Velik pomen imata v drami še župnik, ki predstavlja moč, in politična ideja proletariata, utelešena v kovaču Kalandru.

drama v petih aktih

Zbrano delo: knj. Gospa Judit. Kriz na gori. Novele in crtice 1903-1904

Izbrana dela: Križ na gori. Polikarp Gospa Judit. Potepuh Marko in kralj Matjaž

Zbrano delo

(izbor)

Crtice iz moje mladosti

Katja Perat

Robert Simonišek

Tanja Petrič

Podobe iz sanj so Cankarjeva zadnja zbirka kratke proze in njegova poslednja knjiga, v kateri pisatelj z metaforično in simbolno močno obteženo govorico spregovori o vojnih grozotah in slutnji lastnega konca. Delo, ki pomeni vrhunec Cankarjevega simbolizma, je nastalo med letoma 1914 in 1917, zato je po pisateljevih besedah razumljivo, da v njej "marsikatera beseda ni tako postavljena, kakor bi po vsej pravici morala biti, in da je marsikatera zastrta in zabrisana".

Images from Dreams

The novel Martin Kačur, which dates from 1907, tells the engrossing story of a young schoolteacher who moves from one provincial Slovene town to the next, trying to enlighten his countrymen and countrywomen but instead receiving only the mistrust and scorn of the traditional-minded and petty population. The novel is ruthless in its analysis and self-analysis of the failure of this abstract idealist. Brilliant descriptions of Slovenia’s natural beauty alternate with the haze of alcoholic despair, rural violence, marital alienation, and the death of a young and beloved child. The Slovene prose writer, poet, and dramatist Cankar’s characterizations of duplicitous political and religious leaders (the village priest, the mayor, other teachers, doctors, etc.) and the treacherous social scene are remarkable in their engaging clarity. No doubt the raw emotional impact of Martin Kačur derives partly from Cankar’s portrayal of the way society isolates people, denying them sympathy and solidarity. Cankar's style here owes a debt both to naturalism and to symbolism and contains, in its sometimes frantic pace and associative interior monologues, hints of early expressionism.

Martin Kacur

Miha MALEŠ

Ivan Cankar v risbi. Uredil in uvod napisal M. Maleš. [With plates, including reproductions of drawings by Cankar, portraits and facsimiles.].

Irene M. Planinsek

Ivan Cankar and His Place in the Development of Slovenian Drama and Theatre with a Translation of His Play Kralj Na Betajnovi (King of Betajnova)

Ivan Cankar

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