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Reflections on the Far Eastern Cultures in the Works of Tin Ujević
Sang Hun Kim
; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul
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The works of Tin Ujević, one of the eminent Croatian poets, have been a subject of numerous analyses and interpretations. Many have noted that the theme of the East – subjects of Asian religions and philosophy – claims an important place in his works, essays and poetry, not only in terms of the number of the works Ujević wrote upon these subjects, but also in terms of the influence they exerted upon his entire poetry oeuvre. In the body of Eastern themes and motifs, the central place in Ujević’s opus is occupied by India and the Indian religious-philosophical teachings of Buddhism and Brahmanism. This was, to different extents, emphasized by many commentators of Ujević’s work. However, when the East is discussed as a topic in Tin Ujević’s work, less attention is paid to the influences of the Far East cultures of Japan and China, notwithstanding the fact that among Ujević’s essays a number of works dedicated to these cultures and ideas is rather prominent. His essays dedicated to the cultures and philosophies of the Far East include two types of texts. A number of reflections on the societies, histories and cultures of Japan and China are written in an informative and feuilletonist manner. Nevertheless, a number of essays testify to Ujević’s deeper interest in the Far East, but also to the influences that the cultures of the Far East, notably China, had on his work. They were also reflected in his attitudes towards the art and poetry as such. This paper explores Ujević’s views on the cultures and traditions of China and Japan and, especially, the ways in which the Chinese teachings of Confucianism and Taoism affected Ujević’s work.
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20.9.2016.
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