Moters pasaulis Juditos Vaičiūnaitės kūryboje
Woman’s World in the Creation of Judita Vaičiūnaitė

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the quest for female identity in the writings of Judita Vaičiūnaitė. It is highlighted that the woman‘s world in J. Vaičiūnaitė‘s poems unfolds in different aspects. The change of one’s age and experience provided by it occupy an important place in the female world outlook. Speaking about stages of life childhood is reflected utmost in J. Vaičiūnaitė‘s writings, where the author creates the vision of childhood as the lost paradise. The roles either given by fate or adapted by herself (those of daughter, sister, mother and beloved one) are experienced in her writings as well. The limits of her existence are also defined, when creation and love are treated as the most important possibilities of giving a sense to oneself. The problem of literary masks is very important in J. Vaičiūnaitė’s writings. Mythological, historical and cultural masks help to overcome limited personal experience, reveal the world of passion, drama, possibilities of self-expression. It expands understanding of femininity in the poetess‘s writings.

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