Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Hebrew Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
62 (2021) 247-263
Keywords:
Goldberg, Leah, Themes, motives
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Hebrew poetry, Modern History and criticism
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Hebrew poetry, Modern Political aspects
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Children's poetry, Hebrew History and criticism
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Birds in literature
Abstract:
This article examines the role of birds in Leah Goldberg’s poems, and the ways birds open a window onto her inner world. In her literary work, Goldberg, the well-known Israeli poet (1911–1970), refused to write poems dealing with wars and politics, and by using birds as similes, metaphors and symbols, she delicately expressed positions about public issues as world wars and the Israeli wars. A few poems for children, collected in מה עושות האיילות (What the Does Do) (1949), as well as early and late poems for adults, reveal that Goldberg expressed secret desires, painful emotions and hidden hopes through birds. Deciphering these appearances sheds light on several of Goldberg’s enigmatic poems as well as her poetic style and her gentle poetic shifts from personal emotions to political protest.
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