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Aare Pilv. Impersonality and Personality in the Poetry of fs (in the Context of Other Estonian Poets) |
2007, nr. 10 |
The works of Estonian poet fs is analysed in
personality perspective, discussing his pen name as well as the
intonational style of his poetry. The pseudonym fs is a signature
of poetical utterances, which does not exactly function either
as a personal name or a role name, being rather a signal of a
name's place. Thus the pen name designates a half impersonal degree
of subjectivity rather than a subject aspiring to a specific
personality.
Something similar is conveyed by the intonation and manner of
utterance of fs's poetry –
on the one hand it is clear and objective, not tending to the
impersonality of dreams or language games, but on the other hand
his poetic expression lacks a clearly individual style, "timbre"
or specific tone. The language of fs's utterances is one of a
neutral "man in the street", with personality hardly
marked at all. All this harmonizes with the essential motives
of his poetry, such as, for example, a split within the author,
i.e. an existential split between the machine/animal in a person
and his human self-awareness, as well as a split between a poet's
desire for authenticity and the semiosis engendered by the cultural
context. The poetry of fs somehow positions itself beyond the
opposition of authenticity and cultural role-play, while fs managing
it without the help of any mystical usage makes him quite unique in
Estonian poetry. The article analyses the development
of fs's poetry, comparing it, among else, with the changes observable
in the works of J. Viiding, and localizing it in the landscape
of the poetry by the younger generation of modern Estonian poets.
Keywords: contemporary Estonian
poetry, literary self, personality, fs.
Aare Pilv (b. 1976), MA, Under and Tuglas Literary
Centre, researcher, PhD student, University of Tartu
aare.pilv[at]mail.ee
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