The thesis is dedicated to the Russian playwright Nina Nikolaevna Sadur and her dramatic text Pannochka (Russian: Панночка). Sadur is considered an extremely complex author, as evidenced by researchers who are not unanimous about the genre placement of Nina Sadur. The playwright is most often considered a postmodernist, therefore the thesis also assumes that she was a postmodernist author. The first part of the master's thesis deals with the characteristics of the period, with special emphasis on the drama. One of the most recognizable and key features of postmodernism is intertextuality, also presented in more detail. Marko Juvan's system of intertextuality is the best known in Slovenia, therefore, his theory is used to explore the intertextuality in Nina Sadur's play. The world-famous playwright is still quite unknown in Slovenia, so the thesis presents her literary influences and tries to identify typical features of her literary work. In four dramas, Sadur has a connection with Russian classics, and a special connection with Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol. The thesis is mostly interested in her dialogue with the Russian classic and his Viy (1885) in the dramatic text Pannochka (1985−1986). Hence, the intertextuality that directly refers to Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol is examined in more detail. Also, extracted is the rest of the intertextuality, reflected at different levels of the dramatic text.
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