Emotional Transpositions: Interpreting Oral Lyric Poetry

Abstract

Abstract:In this article I will discuss perceptions of oral lyric poetry as representations of ideals of emotion. I use the Kanteletar, the most important lyric anthology of nineteenth-century Finland, as an example, asking how oral lyric poetry and its emotions have been represented in written form. In translating oral texts into another, written language, we face a double tension, a fidelity both to oral sources and to the readership for the written transcription. Thus, my interest focuses not only on translation and transference, but also on the interpretative process. The analysis concentrates on one love song from the Kanteletar, in terms of its folk lyric background, and the interpretations made of the song. The song describes emotions, such as love and longing, which are considered to be typical of Romanticism, but are not regarded as very usual among rural people. However, the song has been considered as one of the most beautiful folk songs of love. I will elucidate Lönnrot's editorial technique and demonstrate the multifaceted process involved in the creation and interpretation of the song.

Multi-featured Emotional Expressions in English and American Literature - Based on the Application of Thinking Operations Modeling

“…It is rich in national characteristics, cultural background, and ideological connotation, which are not only the spiritual wealth of Britain and America but also the spiritual wealth of the world, and British and American literature has a high status in aesthetics. When reading and appreciating English and American literature, we can only appreciate the beauty and enjoy the beauty by understanding the era in which the writers lived and feeling their unique artistic flavor while further dissecting the emotions in the works to get the best aesthetic feeling [14][15]. The aesthetics of characters' emotions in literary works is both a combination of human feelings and art, as well as an aesthetic expression of social forms and a reflection of the aesthetic value of human nature.…”