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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Symbolism in Eastern Europe: Endre Ady

I found Endre Ady's poems really thrilling. They certainly give a sort of obscure or mysterious atmosphere that I think fits perfectly not only with his poems, but with his personality; I think he wanted to transmit us  his tragic and problematic vision towards life and life's affairs. Ady's poems seem to me quite rhythmic and even catchy... they have this je ne sais quoi that make them so beautiful, beautifully dark, beautifully tragic, and beautifully attractive.
I think the first two verses of 'Life Terrifies Me' are just perfect and memorable:

"Holy ecstasy-swans on great glad Waters
Seize me, but in vain."