VATRA KAO STVARALAČKI PRINCIP U "SPOREDNOM NEBU" VASKA POPE

Abstract

The poetic cosmogony of Vasko Popa translated into a collection entitled Secondary Sky was designed on a specific space-time plan, the coordinates of which can be read within the seven poetic cycles of the aforementioned collection. By devising a side sky, Popa represents a creative principle that is announced within the collection, and one of the ways of manifesting these principles is represented by the symbol of fire. The equivalent of cosmic creation is an alchemical creation, so in that sense one should especially focus on fire as a symbol of creative stimulation. The goal of the paper is to shed light on the connection of the solar principle within Popa’s Secondary Sky with the creative principle, in order to reveal the multiple functions and symbolism of fire (from the point of view of myth and folklore). Fire manifests itself in Secondary Sky through numerous modifications of the primary motif: as a hearth, living fire, smoke, ashes and sun. Bearing in mind such a wide range of forms of manifestation of the symbol of fire, the conducted research is mainly directed towards monitoring the development and transformations of its meanings within the poetic collection