| Spring Shoots: Young Belarusian Poets in the Early Twenty-First Century Contributor(s): McMillin, Arnold (Author) |
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ISBN: 1781882274 ISBN-13: 9781781882276 Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Modern - 21st Century |
| LCCN: 2015462478 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.01 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spring Shoots introduces individually the early work of two score young Belarusian poets, all of whom began writing after the start of the present regime. This is the first such survey in any language, including Belarusian. All poetic illustrations are cited in the original and accompanied by English prose translations. The poets' work is presented in eight loosely thematic groups: the historical heritage, religion, protest at alienation and repression, use and defence of the language, the lyrical impulse, humour, performance poetry and the theme of writing itself and poetic inspiration. Also very important in these poems are the joys and tribulations of love. By using the Belarusian language, the poets are helping to save it from decades of erosion and official devaluation, so that their discussion of it is often poignant, particularly as language is a central part of the also suppressed historical heritage. Other types of verse such as humorous, lyrical or that for performance, are less central to the Belarusian situation, but the angry and bitter protest poems serve as perhaps a release valve, as small editions of poems are far less conspicuous than the expression of such feelings on the street, which always meets bitter reprisals. |