his social background, to name a few. World War I pushed many contemporary artists to adopt extremist viewpoints. The apocalyptic and dramatic visions, the denial of reality, the loss of trust towards one's fellow man, in his historical responsibility, scepticism towards knowledge, towards the expansion of technology and industry, towards modern forms of society, the pursuit of new worlds and new values, all contributed to an ambivalent and complex new situation. As a poet, Vasiljev came to prominence with his poem Čovek peva posle rata ("A Man Sings After the War"), published in the journal Misao ("Thought") in 1920 to critical acclaim. This work expressed the spiritual mood of the young people who, returning from a catastrophic war, had to reconcile their terrible experience with the need to integrate back into the mundane everyday life. Pessimism is characteristic of the lyrics of Vasiljev, also known as "the poet of revolt." During his lifetime Dušan Vasiljev did not manage to publish a book of his poetry. He wrote around 300 poems, about 20 novels, and four plays. The two preserved plays by Dušan Vasiljev are characterized by the opening of poet's intimate world and moulding of his experience into the dramatic form. In his plays Vasiljev deals with problems of marriage, married bliss, fidelity and infidelity. The majority of his oeuvre can be found in the National Library of Serbia in Belgrade. Works Poetry Selected poems (selection by Živko Milicević. Preface by Velimir Živojinović), Serbian Literary Association, Belgrade, 1932, p.. XIV + 94 Poems (edited by Živan Milisavac), Matica Srpska, Novi Sad, 1950, p.. 386th A man sings after the war (selection and edited by Stevan Raičković. Preface, "Dusan Vasiljev, a Man" by Radomir Konstantinović), Prosveta, Belgrade, 1968, p.. (10) 92. Selected poems (selection and preface, "Complexity of Dušan Vasiljev's Poetry" by Ljubomir Simović), Rad, Beograd, 1975, p.. (13) 98. A man sings after the war (selection and preface, "The Bitter Memories of Slaughter" by Jovan Delić), Veselin Masleša, Sarajevo, 1982, p.. (43) 271. Poems (selection and postscript by John Zivlak), Kairos, Sremski Karlovci, 2000, p. 130 (133-191) Prose On the Doorstep, short stories and plays (introduction and edited by dr. Aleksandar Pejović), Rad, Beograd, 1986, p.. (20) 325. References External links Translated works by Dušan Vasiljev 1900 births 1924 deaths Serbian male poets Serbian novelists Serbian dramatists and playwrights Writers from Kikinda University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy alumni 20th-century