Timotheus Polus and Reiner Brockmann: the Nexus between the Estonian and European literary discourse
Timotheus Polus and Reiner Brockmann: the Nexus between the Estonian and European literary discourse

Summary/Abstract: The early 17th century has been considered the beginning of secular literature in Estonia. It was mainly written in Latin and in German, taking into account the tradition and the principles of Baroque literature. Concurrently, the first Estonian-language literary works were composed. The earliest example of Estonian-language poetry dates back to 1637. In other words, in the period between the 17th and the 19th century in Estonia, more than one intertwined literary tradition arose at the same time. The Estonian literary field during that period can be interpreted as a multilingual constellation, which is based on different writing traditions (such as city literature, religious poetry, etc.) (Lukas 2008: 23–32)

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