Preliminary notes on topicality and recent pandemic poetry.
In this article I appraise the aesthetic and ideological implications of the use of the topical as source material for literary creation, with special focus on poetry. I underscore how the shared knowledge between the writer and the audience influences the craft of poetry and is equally crucial for...
| Publicado en: | Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 210 - 228 |
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