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- Title
The Paradoxical Poetics of Edith Södergran.
- Authors
Lindqvist, Ursula
- Abstract
The article focuses on the poetry of Edith Södergran, a renowned poet. The poems of Södergran are read and admired by people throughout Scandinavia, Germany, Great Britain, and much of Eastern Europe. In Scandinavian literary history, Södergran is described as a pioneer of modernism in the Swedish lyric. Her poem "Jag," which was published in her collection of poetry, "Dikter," demonstrates that she accepted the avant-gardist's role. In the poem "Jag," Södergran presented her views regarding the literary society's rejection of the specific creative power she wanted to promote. Södergran's poetry is different from the features that are common to European avant-garde poetry. Södergran used avant-gardist features in her work to support her philosophical agenda. Södergran's poet-speaker is either feminine or gender-neutral. Her poetic lexicon attracts readers with poetics that turn out to be neither simple nor natural. Södergran's poetry involves various elements of nature such as primary colors, fire, wind, water, sun, stars, and the physical features of the female body.
- Subjects
SODERGRAN, Edith; POETICS; WOMEN poets; JAG (Poem); MODERNISM (Aesthetics); EXPERIMENTAL poetry; LITERARY criticism; LITERARY style; EXPERIMENTAL literature
- Publication
Modernism/Modernity, 2006, Vol 13, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
1071-6068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/mod.2006.0026