Blessings and curses in Virgil's Eclogues

In Virgil's Eclogues curses and blessings are the heritage of the Theocritean tradition, which in turn reproduced a common feature in folk poetry. But in comparison to Theocritus, who uses these topics to give his poems a folkloric flavour, the Latin poet treats them in a very different way, removing excessively vulgar phrases from his verses, and using curses and blessings in order to give voice to deep feelings on the part of his characters. Sometimes these τόποι express positive or negative hopes in a contrasting pattern (in ecl. 3. 89–91; 7. 21–28, and, first of all, 1. 59–66, which is a special case), while sometimes there is only a positive (ecl. 5. 60–61, 65 and 76–77; ecl. 9. 30–31) or negative (ecl. 8. 52–58) view. The most common figure of speech for curses and blessings is the adynaton.

CRNOGORSKE PJESME U TOMAZEOVIM PJESMAMA ILIRSKIM MONTENEGRIN POEMS IN TOMMASEO’S ILLYRIAN POEMS

This article discusses the circumstances in which Niccolò Tommaseo, an Italian writer of Dalmatian origin, included three poems from the Montenegrin literary periodical Grlica (1835-1839) in his collection of Italian translations of “Illyrian” folk poetry (Canti illirici, 1842), published in Venice. In this regard, the research pointed to the mediating role of the German romantic poet Heinrich Stieglitz, author of a travel book about Montenegro (Ein Besuch auf Montenegro, 1841). In the autumn of 1839, Stieglitz visited the Montenegrin Metropolitan and poet Peter II Petrović Njegoš in Cetinje, wherefrom he presumably brought copies of this first Montenegrin periodical to Venice. Also discussed is the possible influence that Tommasseo’s activities on collecting South Slavic folk poetry in Dalmatia had on the creation of the anthology of epic poems Serbian Mirror, which Njegoš composed after his first meeting with Tommaseo in January 1844.

INQUIRY METHOD ANALYSIS IN PROCESS LEARNING OF PEOPLE'S POETRY

In an education, learning is supported by various methods, media, and learning models to improve the quality of learning. In this article, the author only focuses on one example of the method used to assist the teaching and learning process. The method is a way whose function is as a tool to achieve a goal. The better the method, the more effective the attainment of the goal. This writing aims to describe the inquiry method regarding the strengths and weaknesses in the process of learning folk poetry and the reconstruction of the inquiry method in the process of learning folk poetry. This writing is a non-research scientific article, where only the author's ideas are expressed. Compiled from several theories such as learning folk poetry, learning methods, learning methods in the 2013 curriculum, and related to inquiry learning methods. The results of this paper are found the weaknesses and strengths of the inquiry method in learning poetry and the weaknesses are reconstructed to make it better or more effective.

Palestinian Poet-Singers: Celebration Under Israel’s Military Rule 1948–1966

Research about Palestinians in Israel during the period of military rule from 1948 to 1966 describes them as acquiescent and primarily focuses on the mechanisms of control imposed by Israel. This article examines the role played by improvised sung poetry in Palestinian weddings and social gatherings during this period, and it assesses the contribution that this situated art form made to asserting this community’s agency. Ḥaddā’ (male) and Badāaʿa (female) poet-singers are considered as agents of cultural resilience, songs as tools and weddings as sites of resilience and resistance for Palestinians who lived under Israeli military rule. Folk poetry performed by Ḥaddā’ and Badāaʿa is identified as a form of cultural resilience and resistance rooted in Palestinians’ cultural heritage. The data signal the persistence of resilience, dignity and rootedness in the land and identity, as well as demonstrating the risks of such resilience and of resistance actions.

Rasul Rza's creativity as the beginning of the tradition of free poetry in Azerbaijani literature

There was a certain tradition of free poetry in Azerbaijan until the 20th century. In the Middle Ages, along with the chain of eruz poetry, the increase of syllable rhythms is also a concrete practical indicator of the poem's internal struggle for liberation. The beginning of the stage of free poetry in the twentieth century was the logical result of centuries-old processes of liberation in Azerbaijani poetry. People's poet Rasul Rza's contribution to the transformation of free poetry into a special stage of development in Azerbaijani literature is unparalleled. The literary process, marked by the transition to figurative poetic thinking since the late 1950s, is enrichhed with a number of new forms and elements of expression that define the innovative direction of poetry. Since the early 1960s, our poetry has been characterized by a method of figurative-associative expression, the first examples of intellectual beginnings, which should be considered as a new form of return to tradition. Different forms of associative artistic thinking, which we find in folk poetry, especially in bayats and in our classical poetry, begin to acquire a new essence in the second half of the twentieth century with their rebirth in poetry. In the process of this development, the main factors determining R.Rza's creativity are the departure from rhetorical pathos, pathetic expression, the transition to concrete, figurative, and then associative thinking, and innovative qualities. Key words: Azerbaijani literature, free poetry, tradition, innovation, style poetry, Rasul Rza, poem, weight, inner rhyme

Hősköltemény a Moreai Krónikában. Geoffroy de Bruyères vitézsége

A tanulmány annak a Moreai Krónikában ránk maradt egyedülálló irodalmi alkotásnak, középgörög „hőskölteménynek” eredetét és jellegzetességeit vizsgálja, amelynek főhőse a pelagóniai ütközetben vitézkedő Geoffroy de Bruyères.2 Bár a szakirodalomban egyetértés van abban, hogy az epizódnak valószínűleg népköltészeti háttere lehet, egyes kérdések – így többek között a fellelhető irodalmi áthallások, az intertextuális összefüggések és nem utolsósorban a (krónika)írói szándékok – nincsenek érdemben feltárva. A tanulmány elsőként a Moreai Krónika keletkezésének történeti hátterét mutatja be röviden, a történelmi ismertetést elsősorban a műben tárgyalt eseményekre szűkítve, majd Geoffroy de Bruyères személyét és a róla írt hősköltemény lehetséges irodalmi párhuzamait tekinti át, végül pedig a pelagóniai ütközet magyar vonatkozásaira tér ki. A függelékben továbbá megtalálható a közel másfél száz verssor irodalmi fordítása. The study examines the origins and characteristics of a unique Byzantine ‘epic’ in the Chronicle of Morea : the description of the Battle of Pelagonia and the exploits of Sir Geoffroy de Bruyères. Although the professional literature agrees on that the episode is likely based on folk poetry and oral tradition, many questions (such as literary crosstalk, intertextual connections, the author’s intentions etc.) remain unanswered. The study presents the historical context of the Chronicle, examines the person of Sir Geoffroy de Bruyères and the potential intertextual relations of his epic, and analyses the Hungarian relations of the Battle of Pelagonia. The literary translation of the nearly 150 lines of the battle is attached in the appendix.

Of heroes, maidens and squirrels: Reimagining traditional Finnish folk poetry in metal lyrics

The Kalevala (1849), the Finnish folk epic, has inspired all types of artists throughout the years. It could be argued that it was only a matter of time before Finnish metal musicians started adapting material from the epic in their music and lyrics. This article presents two case studies of two lyrics. The first is ‘Lemminkäisen laulu’ (‘Lemminkäinen’s Song’) by Kotiteollisuus. This song is about one of the epic’s main heroes, Lemminkäinen, and his unfortunate marriage to Kyllikki. It draws on poems 11–13 from the Kalevala and on the book Seitsemän veljestä (‘The Seven Brothers’) (1870) by novelist Aleksis Kivi. The second song discussed is ‘Rautaa rinnoista’ (‘Iron from the Breasts’) by Mokoma. The lyrics for this song are inspired by the painting Raudan synty (‘The Origins of Iron’) (1917) by Joseph Alanen. This painting is based on the birth of iron poem from the Kalevala. The interpretation of the lyrics of both songs will show that artists in the same genre have a larger general awareness of other cultural products, including those inspired by the Kalevala and that they use the epic for different purposes. The two case studies will show that adaptation of Finnish folk poetry can be used for various reasons, such as to parodize contemporary society or to voice personal ideas and world-views. Furthermore, the analysis of these lyrics will show that the songs are connected to a sense of Finnishness and the topics and themes of metal music internationally.

Weltliteratur and Its Others: The Serbian Poem in Eckermann's Conversations with Goethe

A critical account of the Serbian poem in Goethe's conversations with Eckermann reveals the place of Balkan folk poetry in the discourse on world literature and adds a neglected narrative to the myriad genealogies of comparative literature. Building on Laura Doyle's concept of inter-imperiality, the essay foregrounds how language politics manifest the variegated contours Europe takes in Goethe's formulation of world literature. While recent scholarship in comparative literature largely examines Goethe's Eurocentrism through his invocation of an unnamed Chinese novel, an analysis of the inter-imperial and translational project of world literature gives form to multiple spheres of Orientalism.

About Christian Aspects of S. A. Yesenin’s Ethnopoetics in the 1910s

В статье исследуется вопрос о поэтическом выражении православного сознания в лирике С. А. Есенина 1910-х годов. Анализ избранных произведений осуществляется с применением методологии и терминологии, актуальной для современного литературоведения этнопоэтики. Материал исследования включает текст теоретического трактата «Ключи Марии» как итоговый для данного периода и определяющий для творческого метода поэта. Рассматриваются случаи жанрового влияния народной духовной поэзии на формально-содержательную характерность произведений Есенина. Выявляются пути развития в лирике поэта народнопоэтических жанровых моделей предания, сказания, духовной песни. Устанавливается ментальный уровень поэтики, определенный категориями «дарения и нищелюбия», «веры в чудо». В образе лирического героя выделяются в качестве характерологических мотивы странничества, греха, покаяния. В пространственно-временной и сюжетно-мотивной характерности произведений исследуемого периода выделяется мистериальная поэтика. Из лирического комплекса 1918–1919 годов выделяется сюжет, соотносимый с мотивами умирания и Божественного претворения плоти. Автор статьи приходит к выводу о необходимости уточнения выраженного в творчестве Есенина 1910-х годов типа художественного сознания термином «народное православие». Результаты проведенного исследования указывают на возможности дальнейшего изучения творчества поэта в предложенном направлении. The article investigates the issue of poetic manifestations of Christian worldview in S. A. Yesenin’s poetry in the 1910s. The analysis of selected poems is performed by means of ethnopoetics relevant for modern literary studies. The author of the article investigates the theoretical treatise “Maria’s Keys” as a work characteristic of the aforementioned period and of the poet’s creative method. The article treats the influence of religious folk poetry on the content and form of Yesenin’s verse. It investigates the way folk tales, legends and spiritual songs influenced Yesenin’s poetry. The article shows that Yesenin’s poems abound in such concepts as generosity, benevolence to the poor, belief in the reality of miracles. The lyrical hero of Yesenin’s poems is described through the prism of such concepts as pilgrimage, sin, repentance. The spatial, temporal, and thematic characteristics of Yesenin’s poems of the aforementioned period are mystery-related. Yesenin’s poems of 1918–1919 abound in motifs of death and resurrection. The author of the article maintains that it is not only feasible but also necessary to further investigate the motifs of folk Christianity characteristic of Yesenin’s works of the 1910s.