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.
One of the most striking features of Blaumanis’ prose and dramaturgy, to which such detailed attention was paid for the first time, is also the close connection with the reader and theater spectator of his era, creatively and innovatively using elements of both popular and elite 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 focuses on 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.
