The Genesis of Latvian Literary Culture in the Context of European Literature
This paper traces the main transformations in the formation of Latvian literary culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Looking at these processes from a comparative perspective, we detect four major turning points that are of special interest here. First, we observe how religious l...
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This paper traces the main transformations in the formation of Latvian literary culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Looking at these processes from a comparative perspective, we detect four major turning points that are of special interest here. First, we observe how religious literature turns secular during the second half of the eighteenth century in the context of the Popular Enlightenment, and what this change means for the perception of written texts. Secondly, we scrutinize the process in which former readers among ethnic Latvians become interested in writing. Thirdly, we put the dawn of romantic nationalism in Latvian literary contexts into comparative perspective. Finally, we argue that the representation of urban life at the end of the nineteenth century testifies to the swift rise of Latvian literature overcoming the constraints of belated modernity and marking participation in European literary trends.
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| spelling | doaj.art-798bd3d4d5134bab9bdc5a0f50156f9b2022-12-28T17:06:16ZdeuUniversità degli Studi di TorinoCoSMO2281-66582022-12-012110.13135/2281-6658/6642The Genesis of Latvian Literary Culture in the Context of European LiteraturePauls DaijaBenedikts Kalnačs This paper traces the main transformations in the formation of Latvian literary culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Looking at these processes from a comparative perspective, we detect four major turning points that are of special interest here. First, we observe how religious literature turns secular during the second half of the eighteenth century in the context of the Popular Enlightenment, and what this change means for the perception of written texts. Secondly, we scrutinize the process in which former readers among ethnic Latvians become interested in writing. Thirdly, we put the dawn of romantic nationalism in Latvian literary contexts into comparative perspective. Finally, we argue that the representation of urban life at the end of the nineteenth century testifies to the swift rise of Latvian literature overcoming the constraints of belated modernity and marking participation in European literary trends. https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/COSMO/article/view/6642Latvian Literary CulturePopular EnlightenmentRevolution of ReadingHandwritten LiteratureRomantic NationalismUrban Modernity |
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| title | The Genesis of Latvian Literary Culture in the Context of European Literature |
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| title_short | The Genesis of Latvian Literary Culture in the Context of European Literature |
| title_sort | genesis of latvian literary culture in the context of european literature |
| topic | Latvian Literary Culture Popular Enlightenment Revolution of Reading Handwritten Literature Romantic Nationalism Urban Modernity |
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