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

Rina Lapidus

doi:10.1080/13501674.2011.632583

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

Rina Lapidus

Department of Comparative Literature

Bar-Ilan University

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	189-202
Number of pages	14
Journal	East European Jewish Affairs
Volume	41
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13501674.2011.632583
State	Published - 1 Dec 2011

Keywords

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

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Cultural Studies
History
Political Science and International Relations

RAMBI publications

rambi
Hebrew literature -- Soviet Union -- History and criticism
Jews -- Russia -- Folklore
Lenski, Chaim

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

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