Artistic World Model in Lyrics of the German-Speaking Poetess Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger

Abstract

The research objective includes identifying the moral and aesthetic value of lyrical works of the German-speaking poetess Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger in the context of literary process of the XX century. Special attention is paid to analysing the poetess’s artistic world model. The researcher points out that the changes in human consciousness that occurred at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries resulted in reinterpretation of the author’s role in the poetical statement. Scientific originality of the paper lies in the fact that the poetess’s lyrics is considered from the viewpoint of the author’s artistic activity theory developed by the domestic literary critic N. T. Rymar to study the novel genre. This theory allows deeper understanding of moral and aesthetic aspects of Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger’s poetry. The researcher concludes about humanistic value of the poetess’s lyrics, which is still to be examined thoroughly.