Leonard Cohen

ǂthe ǂman in the suit

Ana Furlan (Author), Victor Kennedy (Mentor)

Abstract

In this diploma I will analyse in detail several selected poems by one of the world's most acknowledged and famous artists. Leonard Cohen is a Canadian poet, novelist, songwriter and singer who has written novels, countless poems and lyrics that have been published in his poem collections and albums. In his life, he has won many awards, titles and honours. On the other hand, there is much more to this man than these achievements. One of the reasons he has maintained his position amongst the best is the themes he writes about. Personal relationships, separation, sexuality and isolation are a few of the reflections in his works. Other keynotes to his poems are religion and spirituality. He was born in a Jewish family, but that did not stop him from experimenting and studying other religions. He has been especially keen to Buddhism and Christianity, which he often refers to in his poems and songs. Furthermore, a number of times his songs are socio-politically oriented. He has expressed his views and disagreements on current events through his lyrics where he has been quite sharp and scornful. He has experimented with different musical instruments and has worked with different artists on his projects, which is a proof of his continuous development and searching.

Keywords

theses;songs;religion;spirituality;love;god;woman;life;Cohen;Leonard;1934-;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2016
Typology:	2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
Publisher:	[A. Furlan]
UDC:	821.111(71).09-1(043.2)
COBISS:	22569480
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Leonard Cohen
Secondary abstract:	V diplomskem delu smo poskusili podrobneje spoznati enega najbolj cenjenih in slavnih umetnikov. Gospod Leonard Cohen je Kanadski poet, romanopisec, tekstopisec in pevec. Napisal je kar nekaj romanov, nešteto pesmi in besedil, ki so bili objavljeni v njegovih albumih in zbirkah. Dobil je veliko nagrad, odlikovanj in nazivov. Vendar pa smo prepričani, da se za vsemi temi dosežki skriva še veliko več. Izmed razlogov, da se je uspel obdržati med najboljšimi, so prav gotovo teme, o katerih piše v svojih besedilih. Medosebni odnosi, ločitve, osamljenost, izolacija in pa seksualnost je samo nekaj delčkov, o katerih razmišlja v svojih delih. Še dve osrednji temi njegovih pesmi in besedil sta duhovnost in religija. Cohen se je sicer rodil v judovsko družino, kar pa ga ni ustavilo, da bi se spogledoval tudi z drugimi verstvi. Preizkusil in preučeval je budizem in krščanstvo, na katera se pogosto obrača v svojih delih. Nadalje so njegove pesmi velikokrat socialno-politične. V svojih besedilih je bil pogosto precej oster in kritičen, ko je izražal svoja nestrinjanja in vidike o aktualnih dogodkih. Eksperimentiral je z različnimi glasbenimi inštrumenti in sodeloval z raznimi umetniki na različnih projektih, kar kaže njegovo konstantno iskanje in razvoj.
Secondary keywords:	diplomska dela;pesmi;religija;duhovnost;spolnost;ljubezen;bog;ženska;življenje;
Type (COBISS):	Undergraduate thesis
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Mariboru, Filozofska fak., Oddelek za anglistiko in amerikanistiko
Pages:	II, 63 f., [5] f. pril.
ID:	9151617