The Lost Fairy and Tracing Svevid are two works of dramatic poetry in which Jasna Horvat brings Croatian and Slavic mythology to life for children and imaginative readers of every age. Fairies, benevolent deities and darker forces enter stories shaped by a close understanding of childhood feeling, curiosity and wonder.
The plays combine vivid scenes, carefully paced action and expressive language. Their folk motifs remain rooted in Croatian cultural heritage while opening a wider imaginative world of legends, gods and goddesses. The prose is rhythmic, colourful and well suited to performance.
These works invite readers to meet mythology as living literature rather than a distant archive. Their theatrical energy, strong visual potential and adaptable structure make them equally rewarding on the page and on the stage.