Between politics and aesthetic — about the reception and translation of Brešan’s "Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja"

"Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja" je najpopularnija u Poljskoj hrvatska i šire bivša jugoslovenska drama i predstava. Njezin je prijevod prvi put objavljen u časopisu Dialog (br. 1/1975), a zatim u knjizi "Antologia współczesnego dramatu jugosłowiańskiego" 1988. Prva je predstava realizirana 1975. u Zielonoj Góri, posljednja 2009. u Krakowu. Ukupno Brešanov tekst je bio izvođen u 16 poljskih kazališta. U članku se analizira recepciju i interpretaciju koje oscili¬raju između dva suprotna pola: ili se naglašava općeljudsku dimenziju teksta pa pruža universa¬lističku intepretaciju, ili se inzistira na političkom i društvenom kontekstu."Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja" is the most popular Croatian and former Yu¬goslav drama and play in Poland. The Polish translation of "Predstava…" was published in the magazine Dialog (nr. 1/1975) and then in 1988 in the book "Antologia współczesnego dramatu jugosłowiańskiego". The first play was realised in Zielona Góra in 1975, the last one in Krakow in 2009. In total, Brešan’s text was played in 16 Polish theatres. The subject of the analisys is the reception and translation which oscillates between two opposite poles: universal interpretation which emphasises human, timeless meaning of the drama and political interpretation which emphasises political and social context presented in the drama