Snow Drifts I Sing
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Continental European, Fiction & Literature, Poetry
| Author: | Juhan Liiv | ISBN: | 9781550718263 |
| Publisher: | Guernica Editions | Publication: | October 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Guernica | Language: | English |
| Author: | Juhan Liiv |
| ISBN: | 9781550718263 |
| Publisher: | Guernica Editions |
| Publication: | October 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Guernica |
| Language: | English |
Juhan Liiv (1864-1913) has the same significance for Estonian culture that Federico García Lorca and T.S. Eliot have for modern culture created, respectively, in Spanish and English. Liiv's existential-patriotic and intimate-holistic lyrics have had an impact across Estonian society. Rebellion against all models and fashions existing in poetry unites Liiv with Walt Whitman: noble and proud, always in search of original expression, ever aspiring to resemble God in the inimitability of creation.
Juhan Liiv (1864-1913) has the same significance for Estonian culture that Federico García Lorca and T.S. Eliot have for modern culture created, respectively, in Spanish and English. Liiv's existential-patriotic and intimate-holistic lyrics have had an impact across Estonian society. Rebellion against all models and fashions existing in poetry unites Liiv with Walt Whitman: noble and proud, always in search of original expression, ever aspiring to resemble God in the inimitability of creation.
