Gender issues Belarus and women’s poetry of the second half of the XX century Cover Image

Гендарныя праблемы i беларуская жаночая паэзiя другой паловы ХХ ст.
Gender issues Belarus and women’s poetry of the second half of the XX century

Author(s): Iryna Szmatkowa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Belarussian Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: women’s poetry; gender; inner world of women

Summary/Abstract: The article traces the emergence and functioning of the term “female” poetry in Belarusian literary criticism, examines the current state of this problem related to the adoption of gender theory and the understanding of Belarusian female lyrics through the prism of gender issues. An analysis is also made of the peculiarities of the female worldview in the works of outstanding Belarusian poetesses of the second half of the 20th century. The study outlines the prospects for the development of the ”female” issue related to the need for a comprehensive analysis of the works, taking into account all the personality characteristics of the author, which cannot be limited only by gender or gender.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 239-252
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Belarusian