The image of the social system in Slovenian dramatic literature 1943-1990. This article tests the general opinion thar the communist regime had a decisive impact on dramatic literature in Slovenia from 1943 to 1990. The analyses are organized into three separate parts (realistic drama, poetic drama, and the theatre of the absurd), as these are the most consistent types of post-war Slovenian drama. The survey raises new questions about the role ofthe theatre in society, and is a basis for further investigation.

V članku skušam preveriti splošno mnenje, da je slovensko dramatiko med letoma 1943 in 1990 bistveno določala oblast. Povojno dramatiko obravnavam v treh delih (realistična drama, poetična drama in drama absurda), znotraj katerih s stališča odnosa do oblasti analiziram najbolj reprezentativna dela posameznih avtorjev. Članek odpira nadaljnja vprasanja o vlogi gledališča v naši družbi in predstavlja prvi korak k njihovemu reševanju.