The Serfs (play)

The Serfs is a satirical play by Ivan Cankar; the Slovene title is Hlapci.^[1]

Background

In 1907, an election took place in Austro-Hungary.^[2] After the clerical-conservative victory, Cankar, a renowned Slovenian writer and playwright, wrote this play condemning the "servants" that the people are; naming them "serfs".

Censored

The play was censored by the Austro-Hungarian government over strikes regarding over 60 points in the text. Because of this, the play was not performed until 1919.^[3]

References

^ "Ivan Cankar Serfs (Hlapci) 1910". Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ "Austria - Last years of peace". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
^ Hladnik, Miran. "Ivan Cankar, Hlapci (drama v petih aktih)" [Ivan Cankar, The Serfs (drama in five acts] (in Slovenian). Slovene Literary Studies, Jožef Stefan Institute. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

External links

The full text of The Serfs at Wikisource
Media related to The Serfs at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Ivan Cankar Serfs (Hlapci) 1910". Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[2] "Austria - Last years of peace". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-12-18.

[3] Hladnik, Miran. "Ivan Cankar, Hlapci (drama v petih aktih)" [Ivan Cankar, The Serfs (drama in five acts] (in Slovenian). Slovene Literary Studies, Jožef Stefan Institute. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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