Home as fatherland in the lyrics of the Belarusian poetesses in the second half of the 20th century Cover Image

Дом як Радзiма ў лiрыцы беларускiх паэтэс другой паловы ХХ стагоддзя
Home as fatherland in the lyrics of the Belarusian poetesses in the second half of the 20th century

Author(s): Iryna Szmatkowa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Poetry, Studies of Literature, Belarussian Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: topos of home; fatherland; women poets; house; family; Polesie; Belarus; universe

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the identification of the topos of home as fatherland in the works of outstanding Belarusian women poets in the second half of the 20th century such as Eugenia Yanishchits, Nina Matyas and Raisa Borovikova, who are natives of a separate region of Belarus – Polesie. Semantic content of the topos has been discussed and comparative analysis of its identification in women model of the world based on their lyrics has been made.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 181-192
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Belarusian