Reception of Pandemic Fear (G. Tabidze’s “Fear” and B. Kharanauli’s “The Blackbird Cannot Find its Feelings”) Frygt. Angst. Vers libre. Fear

Abstract

The Danish philosopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard distinguishes between two types of fear: Frygt (fear of something specific) and Angst (senseless fear, anxiety, excitement), i.e. fear is empirical and metaphysical. Galaktion Tabidze’s collection of poems “Artistic Flowers” consists of 86 poems. The poem “Fear” is titled by the poet under the number LXXXV. It illustrates the immense fright caused by the “cholera” epidemic throughout the city. Besik Kharanauli’s metapoetic book will make modern readers think in a new way about the essence of fear and death. Despite the pandemic fear, the evil // death and goodness // starting with Homer’s Iliad, continue to struggle with poetry.