Tartu tekstist ja vaimust
About the Text and Spirit of Tartu

Summary/Abstract: The first part of the article discusses the concept of the city as a cultural text as it was conceptualized in the works of the Tartu–Moscow School of Semiotics, particularly in Vladimir Toporov’s interpretation of the “Petersburg text”. Building on this, the article outlines the specific features of Tartu, derived primarily from the writings of Estonian academics and thinkers. The second part of the article is devoted to an analysis of the database “Tartu in Fiction”, highlighting Tartu’s most frequently referenced physical locations, its prevalent motifs, and the representation of different city districts in literary works. The article aims to describe and conceptualize the Tartu text.

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