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Christian Felix Weiße’s Poetry in Latvian and Estonian Literature
Interlitteraria, 2023 The article analyzes the translations of Christian Felix Weiße’s poems in Latvian and Estonian within the context of cultural transfer during the age of Enlightenment. Translations of Weiße’s poems were of great significance because they paved the way for the emergence of secular poetry in both languages.
Ave Mattheus
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Interlitteraria, 2023 The Young Estonia group (1905–1919) was at the centre of Estonian literature at the beginning of the 20th century, when Estonian poetry was both experimental and imitative. Gustav Suits was officially the creator of modern Estonian poetry. At the same time there were poets who wrote original poems that did not imitate previous work.
Anneli Mihkelev
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Translating Ukrainian Poetry Into Estonian: Acts of Identity
Journal of Eurasian StudiesThe reaction of Ukrainian poets to the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 has been remarkable and was noticed all over the world. Understandably, interest towards Ukraine increased, and translation of Ukrainian poetry is one of the ways to learn and to share Ukrainian culture. Estonian is a small language, not at all related
Anna Verschik
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The Semiotics of New Era Poetry: Estonian Instagram and Rap Poetry
Studia Metrica Et Poetica, 2021 Mikhail Gasparov concludes his monograph “A History of European Versification” with the recognition that in the development of particular verse forms in each tradition of poetry, there is a permanent interaction between two types of poetry: those of oral popular and bookish culture.
Rebekka Lotman
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Methis, 2019 Artikkel käsitleb linnade kujutamist Nõukogude Eesti luules aastatel 1940–1955, analüüsimiseks on võetud sel ajal ilmunud luuleraamatud. Eestis kuulutati siis üldkehtivaks kirjanduslikuks meetodiks sotsialistlik realism. Esteetilised printsiibid kujunesid siiski kirjandusliku praktika käigus, sageli kirjutati luuletusi Moskvast ja Leningradist ning ...
Mart Velsker
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Estonian Elegy: Forms of Mourning in Contemporary Poetry
InterlitterariaThis article examines how contemporary Estonian poetry engages with the experience of death and mourning. Focusing on seven twenty-firstcentury collections devoted entirely to the loss of a loved one, it shows how bereavement generates distinct poetic strategies that reshape both the lyric form and the self.
Rebekka Lotman
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Fearlessness and Resistance in the Gulag: Estonian Prison Camp Poetry
Interlitteraria, 2023 During and after the Second World War, over 50,000 Estonians were sent to Soviet prison and forced labour camps. Within these camps, some of the repressed Estonians developed their own subculture – prison camp poetry, secretly written on sheets of paper and also memorised.
Rebekka Lotman
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Multilingualism in Estonian Poetry
Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore, 2023 Apart from Estonian, some other languages – from local dialects to major languages such as German and Russian – have usually also been spoken on the territory of Estonia. As a result, the literary culture of the local (small) language evolved in close contact with some foreign literatures and cultures.
Saara Lotta Linno, Liina Lukas
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The derivatives of hexameter in Estonian poetry and their link with the traditional hexameter
Sign Systems Studies, 2012 The sources of the theory of the Estonian hexameter can be traced back to 17th century Germany, where the long syllables of ancient hexameter were replaced with stressed ones, and short syllables with unstressed ones. Although such understanding is clearly inadequate, to a great extent it still holds ground in contemporary approaches.
Maria-Kristiina Lotman, Mihhail Lotman
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