The mystery of primitive art: the diary of “Helena Morley” and Elizabeth Bishop Cover Image

Záhada naivního umění: Deník „Heleny Morleyové“ a Elizabeth Bishopová
The mystery of primitive art: the diary of “Helena Morley” and Elizabeth Bishop

Author(s): Mariana Machová
Subject(s): Other Language Literature, American Literature
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Elizabeth Bishop;Helena Morley;diary;genres;primitive art;Brazilian literature;American poetry

Summary/Abstract: The essay examines the role of primitive art and “non-artistic” genres in the works of the American poet Elizabeth Bishop. Bishop, similarly to other authors, believed that primitive artists and the authors of works which art not primarily intended as art can “naturally” achieve effects which artists have difficulties achieving intentionally. Bishop’s translation of The Diary of “Helena Morley” and its relationship to her own texts is examined to illustrate the point.

  • Issue Year: XXVIII/2018
  • Issue No: 57
  • Page Range: 59-67
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Czech