Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright and critic, is known for his sharp social commentary and witty language. His plays often explore themes of class, morality, love and human nature.
Translation
Teodor Peičić, Vlado Habunek
Graphics design
Valerija Pavić
Dimensions
20 x 15 cm
Pages
356
Publisher
Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 1951.
Distribution: 6,000 copies
Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
Language: Croatian.
One copy is available
Condition:Used, good condition (visible signs of use)
In the comedy Pokondirena tikva, the main character Fema, an ordinary citizen obsessed with the upper class, comically tries to play the role of a lady. The play mocks snobbery, hypocrisy, and the desire for someone else's appearance and manners.
Mladost, 1987.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.54 €
Plays • Croatian literature • First editions
"Gloria" is a drama by Ranko Marinković, first performed in 1955, which explores the complex themes of sin, redemption, human nature and the relationship between faith and passion through strong symbolism and deep philosophical motifs.
SKD Prosvjeta, 1956.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback with dust jacket.
9.76 €
Plays • Croatian literature • Comedy
Dundo Maroje and Novela od Stanac are masterpieces of the greatest Croatian renaissance comedy writer - Marin Držić. At the same time, these are his most famous comedies, which belong to the very top of Croatian Renaissance literature.
The book brings together dramatic works in which the author deals with the themes of identity, historical fate of Bosniaks, language, culture and political divisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Preporod, 1995.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Pastoral drama (comedy) in five acts, written in double-rhymed twelve-line stanzas (with eight-line stanzas in the lyrical parts), the oldest preserved play by Držić (premiered in 1548 in Dubrovnik, printed in 1551 in Venice).
Pocondirena tikva is a comedy by the famous Jovan Sterija Popović, writer and one of the best Serbian comedy writers of all time, also the founder of Serbian drama.