Jurgis Savickis, czyli litewski wysoki modernizm
Jurgis Savickis or Lithuanian high modernism

Author(s): Joanna Tabor
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Savickis; Lithuanian literature; modernism; high modernism; short story
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present Jurgis Savickis (1890–1952) – Lithuanian writer, who was the one to modernize most radically the thematic and stylistic structure of Lithuanian prose at the beginning of the XX century. He introduced into the Lithuanian story a European city atmosphere and new places of action. From differing notions, images and cultural reminiscences Jurgis Savickis has created the multi-layered stylistics if his nouvelle work. Because of his modernity and originality Savickis was strongly criticized and considered as a dangerous modernist and decadent. Literary critics have attempted to classify his stories as impressionistic or expressionistic but none of these terms describe it adequately. The most suitable characteristics of Savickis’ complex work comes with the category of classical or high modernism.

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