Interpretácia textov Ivana Štrpku v troch albumoch Deža Ursinyho

Abstract

Ivan Štrpka is one of the most important Slovak poets of the second half of 20th century. This presented study analyses a fragment of his individual creative development. It is based on the interpretation of selected texts from the first three albums, which came from Štrpka’s long-term cooperation with Slovak art-rock composer Dežo Ursiny. The study reflects on their individual development as well as the process of searching for their common voice. First precondition of the interpretation is a definition of basic theoretical terms and setting the overall methodology of the study. This makes the main objective of the study’s theoretical part. The actual interpretation focuses on selected texts from albums Childhood s Mainland (1978), New Maps of Silence (1979) and Blue Hill (1981). It is expected that the process of searching for their common voice will be most obvious in these early phases of their cooperation. The chosen texts also seem to be most significant study materials for the individual albums. The main objective of the study is to identify intertextual relations between analysed texts, comment on the mutual development of Ivan Štrpka and Dežo Ursiny and emphasize the historical significance and uniqueness of their creative work in Slovak mainstream and independent musical scene.