Valențele discursului poetic în volumul ”Ultrasentimente” de Adrian Păunescu

Abstract

      From the title of the "Ultrasentimente" Volume, Adrian Păunescu suggests the idea that it is full of emotion, passion and extreme sensitivity, feelings that are amplified to an intense, often exaggerated level. With a diverse structure from a thematic point of view, it addresses a series of topical themes for the ʼ60s generation, such as: love with its variations of unrequited love, erotic love or spiritual love; the family in which he follows the relationship between parents and children, as well as family conflicts; the nature; time that has the role of highlighting how we can stay true to our own values, regardless of the changes imposed by time; politics and society because it evokes the struggle for freedom and social justice.

        The Volume is notable for its rich intertextuality, using references and allusions from universal literature to highlight certain emotional and thematic aspects of his poems, which suggests that Adrian Păunescu is an author who draws inspiration from universal literary works, building his , thus, his own poetic work. The elements of intertextuality with: Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet", through the character Ophelia, the novel "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway, "Don Quixote" or "Robin Crusoe" are noteworthy.
        The "Ultrasentimente" Volume by Adrian Păunescu cannot be explicitly associated with a literary current, because it presents the inner experiences of the poet, which could be associated with romance by evoking a mysterious and romantic atmosphere, based on intense emotions and strong visual images, but also of modernism rendered by experimenting with unconventional metaphors and images, which suggest a complex and dynamic inner world.