{"id":242,"date":"2024-04-03T23:39:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/adams\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:10:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:10:36","slug":"adams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/a\/adams\/","title":{"rendered":"Valmar Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPoems<\/strong><\/a>\"Valmar<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

About Valmar Adams<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Valmar Adams (born as Vladimir Karl Moritz Adams) was a poet, prosaist, literary scholar, and editor. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Vilmar Adams (1924-1933) Vladimir Aleksandrovski and Inno Vask. He was born in St. Petersburg in 1899 but relocated to Tartu in 1909, where he finished high school in 1919. From 1923 \u2013 1929, he studied at the University of Tartu, eventually receiving a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Mag.Phil<\/em> degree in Estonian and general literature from the Faculty of Philosophy. After graduating, he secured a scholarship for advanced studies at Prague University, where he attended from 1929 \u2013 1931.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAdams may be best noted for his involvement with the university and other organizations. He was one of the founding members of the Estonian PEN Club (formed in 1928), a collection of writers and journalists who defended freedom of speech and human rights. From 1926 \u2012 1928, he worked as the head editor of \u00dcli\u00f5pilasleht<\/em> (\u2018Students\u2019 Newspaper\u2019) and from 1940 \u2012 1941 for the newspaper Tartu Kommunist<\/em> (\u2018Tartu Communist\u2019).<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIntermittently between 1940 \u2013 1974, Adams worked as a lecturer at TartuStateUniversity, teaching Russian language and literature. This period was speckled with interference from both German occupation during the war as well as Soviet political allegations after it. He was imprisoned both times\u2014first from 1941 \u2013 1944 and later from 1950 \u2013 1955. Afterwards, he resumed his teaching.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tGiven his interest in Russian literature, it is unsurprising that one of Adams\u2019 primary poetic influences was Russian poetry. He debuted in 1915 with Russian and German poems and as a co-author of the Russian almanac \u201cVia Sacra,\u201d which was printed in Tartu. However, from 1924 onwards, his work\u2014including poems, translations, critiques, and research\u2014appeared in Estonian periodicals and journals. In 1926, he joined the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union, the last member to be born in the nineteenth century. With changes brought about by Soviet Occupation, he later joined the Soviet Estonia Writers\u2019 Union in 1966.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAdams\u2019 first poetry collections Suudlus lumme<\/em> (\u2018A Kiss into the Snow\u2019) <\/em>and Valguse valust <\/em>(\u2018Of the Pain of Light\u2019) were published in 1924 and 1926 respectively. Both concentrated on the internal, subjective \u201cI,\u201d focusing on feelings of loneliness and romantic yearnings. His verse structure was multifaceted, as were the innovations of his rhyme. Adams published three more collections of poetry in the 1930s: Maise matka poolel teel <\/em>(\u2018Halfway through One\u2019s Earthly Journey\u2019) in 1932, P\u00f5lev p\u00f5\u00f5sas <\/em>(\u2018The Burning Bush\u2019) in 1937, and Tunnetuse tund <\/em>(\u2018An Hour of Perception\u2019) in 1939. These collections maintained Adams\u2019 subjectivity but had a more rational outlook on life and were stricter in form.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter the publication of Tunnetuse tund<\/em>, a couple decades passed before Adams published his next collection of poetry Nooruse tolmunud kuld <\/em>(\u2018The Dusty Gold of Youth\u2019) in 1972. In 1971 he published the diary Sinu sekundid <\/em>(\u2018Thy Seconds\u2019), but as with his later works\u2014the literary essay collection Oomega <\/em>(\u2018Omega\u2019, 1985) and the genre-bending compilation \u00d5htune Valgus <\/em>(\u2018Evening Twilight\u2019, 1982)\u2014Sinu sekundid <\/em>consisted of autobiographical thoughts and memoirs that he had written in the past decades and differed in that sense from his earlier publications. In 1987, he published the novel Esta astub ellu <\/em>(\u2018Esta Enters upon Life\u2019), which he considered to be a memoir. For this novel, he was awarded the Smuul Literary Award in 1988.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAs a literary scholar, Adams primarily researched Russian literature and Russian-Estonian literary relationships, but he also explored the history and problems of Estonian versification. These scholarly investigations were published in part in Vene kirjandus, mu arm<\/em> (\u2018Russian Literature, My Love\u2019) in 1977, but some of them have remained as manuscripts. He also actively participated with the compilation and editing of Russian language textbooks.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA film was made about Adams called \u201cIntiimne Adams\u201d (\u2018Intimate Adams\u2019) in 1986. He died in 1993 in Tartu.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tM. M.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Books in Estonian<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPoems<\/strong><\/em>
Vilmar Adams, Suudlus lumme<\/strong>. Tartu: S\u00f5navara, 1924, 103 lk.
Vilmar Adams, Valguse valust: 1925. aasta intermezzo<\/strong>. Tartu: S\u00f5navara, 1926, 110 lk.
Vilmar Adams, Maise matka poolel teel: kolmas kogu luulet<\/strong>. Tartu: Eesti Kirjanikkude Liit, 1932, 80 lk.
P\u00f5lev p\u00f5\u00f5sas: l\u00fc\u00fcrikat 1933-36<\/strong>. Tartu: Eesti Kirjanikkude Liit, 1937, 96 lk.
Tunnetuse tund: l\u00fc\u00fcrikat<\/strong>. Tartus: Noor-Eesti, 1939, 61 lk.
Nooruse tolmunud kuld: valitud v\u00e4rsse ja m\u00f5ttelooteid 1924-1969<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1972, 563 lk.
\u00d5htune valgus: luuleloomingut ja selle filosoofilis-teor. l\u00e4tteid<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1982, 544 lk. [Sisaldab uusi luuletusi.]<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNovels<\/strong><\/em>
Esta astub ellu: esseeromaan<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1986, 382 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNon-fiction<\/strong><\/em>
Inno Vask, Meie kirjandusliku kriitika pankrott<\/strong>. Tartu: S\u00f5navara, 1925, 94 lk.
Oskusest avalikult k\u00f5nelda. 1<\/strong>. Tartu: Tartu Riiklik \u00dclikool, 1965, 60 lk.
Sinu sekundid: m\u00f5ttep\u00e4evik<\/strong>. Tallinn: Perioodika (Loomingu Raamatukogu), 1971, 119 lk.
Vene kirjandus, mu arm: kirjandusteaduslikke artikleid ja esseesid<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1977, 352 lk.
\u00d5htune valgus: luuleloomingut ja selle filosoofilis-teor. l\u00e4tteid<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1982, 544 lk.
Oomega: esseid ja murdmemuaare<\/strong>. Tallinn: Perioodika (Loomingu Raamatukogu), 1985, 104 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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