The thesis focuses on the historical novels Ljudska osveta by Fran Jaklič – Podgoričan and
Uporniki by Ivan Lah. I present the circumstances of peasant revolts in Slovenia and at the
Čušperk castle, then I theoretically define the term historical novel and present the life and work
of both writers with emphasis on their involvement in the Dolenjska region, which played a key
role in choosing Čušperk and its surroundings as the setting. At the core of the thesis is a
comparative analysis, where I consider the main elements of both novels. In conclusion, I note
that the writers were not so innovative that they could be counted among those who laid the
foundations of Slovene literature, but nevertheless they earn appropriately attention for their
thematization of local history of Čušperk and its surroundings, as they helped to establish
continuity of historical novel as one of constitutive genres of Slovene literature.
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