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Texts from a carnivalesque time of change: four poems in Estonian Half-German

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This article focuses on four poems written in Half-German by three Baltic German authors: ‘Die Oberpahlsche Freundschaft’ (1818/1857) by Jakob Johann Malm, ‘Karluscha Tattelbaum’ (1903) and ‘Benjamin Paul Püttisepp’ (1909) by Arthur Usthal, and ‘Reise ins Ausland’ (1954) by Walter von Wistinghausen. Literature written in Half-German emerged in a particular socio-historical and linguistic context, which is outlined in the first part of the article. The focus of this article is on the nineteenth century – the heyday of this literary tradition. All four poems will be discussed in the context of carnival culture according to Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of popular culture.

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  • Vahur Aabrams, 2023. "Texts from a carnivalesque time of change: four poems in Estonian Half-German," Journal of Baltic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(4), pages 801-819, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rbalxx:v:54:y:2023:i:4:p:801-819
    DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2023.2244481
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