
Spring Shoots
Young Belarusian Poets in the Early Twenty-First Century
Arnold McMillin(Author)
Texts and Translations (Publisher)
Published on 8. October 2015
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-78188-227-6 (ISBN)
Description
Spring Shoots introduces individually the early work of two score young Belarusian poets, all of whom began writing after the start of the present regime. This is the first such survey in any language, including Belarusian. All poetic illustrations are cited in the original and accompanied by English prose translations. The poets' work is presented in eight loosely thematic groups: the historical heritage, religion, protest at alienation and repression, use and defence of the language, the lyrical impulse, humour, performance poetry and the theme of writing itself and poetic inspiration. Also very important in these poems are the joys and tribulations of love. By using the Belarusian language, the poets are helping to save it from decades of erosion and official devaluation, so that their discussion of it is often poignant, particularly as language is a central part of the also suppressed historical heritage. Other types of verse such as humorous, lyrical or that for performance, are less central to the Belarusian situation, but the angry and bitter protest poems serve as perhaps a release valve, as small editions of poems are far less conspicuous than the expression of such feelings on the street, which always meets bitter reprisals.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Modern Humanities Research Association
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78188-227-6 (9781781882276)
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