Environmental elements in Maltese literature : nature as a metaphor in Dun Karm, the national poet

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Title:	Environmental elements in Maltese literature : nature as a metaphor in Dun Karm, the national poet
Authors:	Friggieri, Oliver
Keywords:	Karm, Dun, 1871-1961 Karm, Dun, 1871-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation Nature in literature Maltese literature -- History and criticism Authors, Maltese -- Biography Poets, Maltese -- 20th century Catholic Church -- Malta -- Clergy
Issue Date:	2001
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Citation:	Friggieri, O. (2001). Environmental elements in Maltese literature : nature as a metaphor in Dun Karm, the national poet. Neohelicon, 28(1), 261-269.
Abstract:	As typically Mediterranean, Maltese Literature gives paramount importance to the natural environment and identifies its transcendental significance. Literature of nature is somehow an offshoot of literature inspired by religious faith. This essay explores the role played by nature in the works of Dun Karm (1871-1961), Malta's national poet. His ecological awareness is considered as typifying an attitude which emanates from a deep love towards the country and from the need to discover meaning in the outer world. Poetry of an apparently descriptive character is subsequently interpreted in existential terms.
URI:	https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146430
Appears in Collections:	Oliver Friggieri articles collection

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