ARS POETICA IN THE POETRY OF DETENTION
ARS POETICA IN THE POETRY OF DETENTION

Summary/Abstract: Although arisen from the suffering in prisons and camps for anti-communist political prisoners, dominated by terror and injustice, the poetry of detention is not evidence of despair or abandoning of struggle, on the contrary, it stands for human victory which requires a value in an evil and absurd world. "Imprisoned poets", such as Radu Gyr or Nichifor Crainic did not only become those already well-known in the Romanian literature at the time of their arrest, but also others, who there in seclusion, encountered Poetry, and discovered their creative vocation. Among the representatives of detention poetry, there is a tendency specific to the poets of the 20th century to describe their conception about art, artist and their relation with those for whom they write, about balance between content and form of poetry. Since this is poetry with specific features and status, the imprisoned poet is mainly concerned to illustrate its genesis and functions. Starting from this premise, the present paper aims to analyse some of the detention creations which can be considered true ars poetica, to highlight the role and specificity of this poetry, as expressed in its lyrics.

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