"Vokalerna var blå himmel och konsonanterna var svarta kvistar" : om färgerna i Tomas Tranströmers poetiska seende

"Vokalerna var blå himmel och konsonanterna var ...

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title:	"Vokalerna var blå himmel och konsonanterna var svarta kvistar" : om färgerna i Tomas Tranströmers poetiska seende
alternative title:	"Vowels were blue sky and consonants were black twigs" : on colours in the poetic perception of Tomas Tranströmer
author:	Wasilewska-Chmura Magdalena
editor:	Data-Bukowska Ewa , Wasilewska-Chmura Magdalena
Book title:	Filologiskt smörgasbord
Title of volume:	Vetenskapliga bidrag från skandinavistiken i Kraków
volume:	2
date of publication:	2013
place of publication : name of publisher:	Kraków : Jagiellonian University Press
pages:	165-179
ISBN:	978-83-233-3598-6
notes:	Strona wydawcy: https://www.wuj.pl
language:	Swedish
Book language:	Swedish
abstract in english:	The paper addresses one of the aspects of poetic imagery in the poetry of Tomas Tranströmer, namely his usage of colours, which has not been discussed as a whole so far. Since Tranströmer’s imagery is mainly based on sensory impressions, especially visual ones, a question arises as to how he transforms sensations into poetic images and how nature is depicted as far as colours are concerned. The analyses show that Tranströmer’s visions capture the very first visual impressions without rationalizing them. Colours are not treated as constant features of things concerned, but as abstract and fresh impressions, as if perceived for the first time. Consequently, colours appear as intense and bright against a nonspecific background or they are difficult to define due to the light which makes them flickering and unstable. Apart from their purely visual qualities, colours often form synesthesiæ with other senses, especially sound impressions.
keywords in polish:	poezja szwedzka, Tomas Tranströmer, obrazowanie poetyckie, funkcje kolorów
keywords in english:	Swedish poetry, Tomas Tranströmer, poetic imagery, functions of colours
keywords in other languages:	svensk lyrik, Tomas Tranströmer, poetiskt bildspråk, färgernas funktioner
number of pulisher's sheets:	1
affiliation:	Wydział Filologiczny
type:	chapter
subtype:	academic paper