| Abstrakt: |
This paper deals with the poetic oeuvre of one of the most enigmatic Norwegian poets, Ellen Einan. Altogether, she published 14 poetry collections between 1978 and 2009. All of them are characterized by an automatic writing technique, specific metaphorical images and complicated language constructions. In this article, which is based on my diploma thesis, I focus on modernist and surrealist elements in the work of Einan. These are mainly manifested in the composition of the text in regards to its obvious incoherence, in the way the author composes new words, but also in motives such as connection between sleep, game and death. In the last section, I point to Einan's elaboration of the uncanny and the disturbing, convulsive beauty. In this sense, she can be compared to female surrealist poets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
