THE INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITION OF TRADITIONAL IMAGERY IN CONTEMPORARY GERMAN POETRY

In contemporary German poetry, traditional imagery also holds a significant place. This article explores the interpretation and description of traditional images, such as homeland, parents, children, elements of nature, and astronomical motifs, which serve as key tools for expressing deep human emotions, cultural heritage, and philosophical issues. Today’s German poets, including Ingeborg Bachmann, Eugen Gomringer, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Ulrich Grasnick, Helga M. Novak, Ernst Jandl, Jan Wagner, Durs Grünbein, Nora Gomringer, Monika Rinck, and Daniela Seel, reinterpret ancient and spiritual symbols in their works, embedding them with contemporary meaning and reflecting the depth of human daily life in their creativity.