Sound and Rhythm in Drum and Dance Poem by Sándor Weöres Cover Image

Hangzás és versritmus Weöres Sándor Dob és tánc című versében
Sound and Rhythm in Drum and Dance Poem by Sándor Weöres

Author(s): Rita Kappeller
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Hungarian Literature
Published by: Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem
Keywords: Sándor Weöres; Oriental cultures; Oriental philosophy

Summary/Abstract: Although Sándor Weöres’s love of Oriental cultures is well known, its vestiges have largely escaped critics’ attention. My essay consists of two parts. First, I highlight some relevant points of contact between Weöres’s poems and Oriental philosophy. On the basis of these, I proceed to consider one of Weöres’s poems. As the title of my essay indicates, I try to examine how the linguistic, compositional and acoustic aspects of the text interact. My hypothesis is that sound behaves as a constructive power in the development of the poem’s meaning. In this respect, Vedic religion may offer several parallels.

  • Issue Year: VI/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 73-84
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Hungarian