Donelaitis viewed through rose-tinted glasses: did Johannes Bobrowski misread the Lithuanian bard?

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Žurnalų straipsniai / Journal articles
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Donelaitis viewed through rose-tinted glasses: did Johannes Bobrowski misread the Lithuanian bard?
Authors:
Brazaitis, Kristina
In the Journal:
Journal of Baltic studies, 2004, 35, 1, 50-62
Subject Category:
LT
Literatūros teorija ir kritika / Literary science and criticism.
Summary / Abstract:

ENIn his novella on German-Lithuanian relations, which is the theme of Litauische Claviere, the East German writer Johannes Bobrowski (1917-1965) attributes a proto-Marxist dialectic outlook to the Lithuanian national poet Kristijonas Donelaitis, in that Donelaitis is presented by Bobrowski as a harsh critic of the injustices of 18th century Lithuanian society seen through the prism of a class' struggle. As Bobrowski was writing at a time when writers were expected to conform to Party ideology, it is of interest to revisit the official interpretation of Donelaitis work during the Soviet era.

ISSN:
0162-9778; 1751-7877
Subject:
Literatūrologija / Literary Studies
Related Publications:
Von Lituania infelix bis zur Aufklärung und danach: die "Veroperung" von Bobrowskis "Litauische Claviere" durch Gerhard Wolf und Rainer Kunad. Jahrestagung 2003, 2002, 29-52.
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