The poetry of Hayyim Lensky and its affinity with minor Russian humorous folk genres

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Abstract

Hayyim Lensky was one of a small number of Russian Jewish poets who wrote in Hebrew in the Soviet Union. This article examines how his poetry was influenced and shaped according to the characteristics of minor humorous genres of Russian folklore: chastúshka, pestushka, poteshka, skorogovorka, pribautka, zaklichka, schitalka. That is not to say that he incorporated these genres with their forms and content intact into his poetry; on the contrary, many times he reshaped their forms and introduced unexpected and surprising content.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-202
Number of pages14
JournalEast European Jewish Affairs
Volume41
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2011

Keywords

  • Hayyim Lensky
  • Hebrew poetry
  • Russian folklore genres
  • chastúshka, pestushka, poteshka

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