Benedikts Kalnačs’ published monograph “Pavērsiens. Rodolfo Blaumanis in Latvian and European literature”.
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The study, published shortly before the writer’s 160th birthday, was carried out over more than ten years, focusing both on Blaumanis’ literary works and on the analysis of the writing and art of his era. The monograph particularly emphasizes the multivoiced nature of Latvian culture of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the active contacts between artists of various fields and the excellent knowledge of the international context.
According to the publishers, one of the most striking features of Blaumanis’s prose and dramaturgy, which received such detailed attention for the first time, is also the close connection with the reader and theatrical spectator of his era, creatively using and innovative elements of both popular and elitist culture. The formation of the writer’s personality is examined, relating it to Latvian and Baltic German society and emphasizing how important the role played in Blaumanis’ work is by both the Latvian literary tradition and the current art of other European nations.
The well-known works of Blaumanis are revealed in the monograph in new and unexpected nuances and connections. The research center is Rūdolfs Blaumanis and his generation, who were the first creators of modern Latvian culture, creating a turning point in the development of our writing and art, write representatives of LU LFMI.
January 1 marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of the well-known Latvian writer and playwright Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863 – 1908). In honor of the writer’s anniversary, the event “Rūdolf Blaumani 160” will be held at the Eduard Smilģis Museum on 1 January at 16:00. Together with “Braki” and the people of the Eagles, the actresses Indra Burkovska and Ines Ramuti, the composer Valdi Zilveri and future actors, the rich dramaturgical heritage of the writer will be presented, the historical events of the staging of theatrical works, the characters and the best-known characters told in the Blaumanis memorial museum.
