SONGS ABOUT MAN AND MOTHERHOOD IN THE POETRY OF MUSHEGH ISHKHAN

Abstract

The poet Mushegh Ishkhan has a special place in the literature of the Armenian diaspora. The internal architectonics of his poems emphasizes the image of an Armenian emigrant who fights against alienation and achieves the realization of national and universal values and ideals. When considering the limits of the anthropological and genetic attitudes of this image, the basis of the anthropological and aesthetic searches of Mushegh Ishkhan is also revealed. Ishkhan – the poet also cherishes longing for his mother. And in order for the homeland to become wiser and more meaningful, and the people fight for their homeland, it should concentrate all the maternal relics. Apart from being a discovery, this idea is also a symbol of faith for Ishkhan – the poet, since his sons’ longing has a background in his bifurcated fate. In the poetic cycles of Ishkhan, one can also see the image of Armenians scattered all over the world, who have shouldered the world's burden on their shoulders, who have not seen Masis and are yearning for it, who are in search of their own home. In his lines, there is no formidable indignation and deep protest, instead, the influential force of the greatest human tragedy is felt, which becomes an enduring tragic story, told – from one mouth, but on behalf of a whole people shaken by the massacre.