Which dramatic work by Anton Tomaž Linhart, staged in 1789, is recognized as the first secular comedy written in Slovenian?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Županova Micka
- Step 1: Anton Tomaž Linhart wrote Županova Micka in 1789, adapting Richter's comedy Die Feldmühle into the first Slovenian stage comedy. Answer: Županova Micka. Why not the others: Ta veseli dan ali Matiček se ženi was written in 1790 and staged later, Kralj na Betajnovi is by Ivan Cankar, and Kozlovska sodba v Višnji Gori is a humorous tale by Josip Jurčič.
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