The undergraduate thesis begins with a brief presentation of intimism as a poetical movement in contemporary Slovenian poetry. It is followed by biographical presentation of two poets of the same era, Ada Škerl and Ivan Minatti, and a presentation of their collections of poems. The core of the thesis is a motivic and thematic analysis of the terms »silence« and »quiet«, divided into three thematic sections: the first one is dedicated to the poetic silence that marked the work of both poets; the second part focuses on the use of mentioned concepts as cornerstones of calm, serene mood; the last section examines the motifs as a mean of expressing pain, sadness and inner turmoil.
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