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erary, ideologic, and aesthetic ‘taste’. In spite of all these reasons, it is un-
disputable that Škerl composed her poetry in an explicitly patriarchal lit-
erary system. The ‘avantgarde’ position of Ada Škerl would undoubtedly
have a higher possibility of success if it was produced by a male author.
This is further supported by the fact that the intimism of a communal
male project Pesmi štirih is preceded by two female authors.10 Both as-
sumed the position on the ‘female periphery’ of the Slovenian literary
canon while the breakthrough innovation is still contributed to male au-
thors. It is now time that Ada Škerl and her book finally step out of shad-
ow and are given the place they deserve.
Works Cited
Bajt, Drago. 2004. “Srce v senci.” Ampak 5 (8/9): 72–73.
Bajt, Drago. 2016. Kar je sonce za luno, to je Rusija za nas. Kaj je socialistični
realizem. Ljubljana: LUD Literatura.
Borovnik, Silvija. 1995. Pišejo ženske drugače? O Slovenkah kot pisateljicah in
literarnih likih. Ljubljana: Mihelač.
Chrobáková Repar, Stanislava. 2018. Iniciacije ali književnost onkraj vidne-
ga. Ljubljana: Závod.
Cixous, Hélène. 2005. Smeh Meduze in druga besedila. Transl. Barbara Po-
gačnik. Ljubljana: Apokalipsa.
Forstnerič Hajnšek, Melita. 2009. “V spomin. Ada Škerl 1924–2009.” Večer,
June 2, 2009, 14.
Gradnik, Alojz, 1972. Eros tanatos. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije.
Kačič, Mila. 1951. Neodposlana pisma. Ljubljana: Slovenski književni zavod.
Kos, Janko. 1983. Pregled slovenskega slovstva. Ljubljana: Državna založba
Slovenije.
Kos, Janko. 2001. Primerjalna zgodovina slovenske literature. Ljubljana:
Mladinska knjiga.
Kos, Janko. 1983. Slovenska lirika 1950–1980. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
Kovič, Kajetan, Ciril Zlobec, Janez Menart, and Tone Pavček. 1953. Pesmi
štirih. Ljubljana: Slovenski knjižni zavod.
Kovič, Kajetan. 1992. “Temna tišina Ade Škerlove.” In Temna tišina, Ada
Škerl, 87–98. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
Kristeva, Julia. 2005. Revolucija pesniškega jezika. Transl. by Matej Leskovar.
Koper: Hyperion.
10 Boris Paternu (1967, 118) finds a tendence towards intimism also in Jože Šmit’s
collection Srce v besedi (A Heart in the Word) published in 1950.
erary, ideologic, and aesthetic ‘taste’. In spite of all these reasons, it is un-
disputable that Škerl composed her poetry in an explicitly patriarchal lit-
erary system. The ‘avantgarde’ position of Ada Škerl would undoubtedly
have a higher possibility of success if it was produced by a male author.
This is further supported by the fact that the intimism of a communal
male project Pesmi štirih is preceded by two female authors.10 Both as-
sumed the position on the ‘female periphery’ of the Slovenian literary
canon while the breakthrough innovation is still contributed to male au-
thors. It is now time that Ada Škerl and her book finally step out of shad-
ow and are given the place they deserve.
Works Cited
Bajt, Drago. 2004. “Srce v senci.” Ampak 5 (8/9): 72–73.
Bajt, Drago. 2016. Kar je sonce za luno, to je Rusija za nas. Kaj je socialistični
realizem. Ljubljana: LUD Literatura.
Borovnik, Silvija. 1995. Pišejo ženske drugače? O Slovenkah kot pisateljicah in
literarnih likih. Ljubljana: Mihelač.
Chrobáková Repar, Stanislava. 2018. Iniciacije ali književnost onkraj vidne-
ga. Ljubljana: Závod.
Cixous, Hélène. 2005. Smeh Meduze in druga besedila. Transl. Barbara Po-
gačnik. Ljubljana: Apokalipsa.
Forstnerič Hajnšek, Melita. 2009. “V spomin. Ada Škerl 1924–2009.” Večer,
June 2, 2009, 14.
Gradnik, Alojz, 1972. Eros tanatos. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije.
Kačič, Mila. 1951. Neodposlana pisma. Ljubljana: Slovenski književni zavod.
Kos, Janko. 1983. Pregled slovenskega slovstva. Ljubljana: Državna založba
Slovenije.
Kos, Janko. 2001. Primerjalna zgodovina slovenske literature. Ljubljana:
Mladinska knjiga.
Kos, Janko. 1983. Slovenska lirika 1950–1980. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
Kovič, Kajetan, Ciril Zlobec, Janez Menart, and Tone Pavček. 1953. Pesmi
štirih. Ljubljana: Slovenski knjižni zavod.
Kovič, Kajetan. 1992. “Temna tišina Ade Škerlove.” In Temna tišina, Ada
Škerl, 87–98. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
Kristeva, Julia. 2005. Revolucija pesniškega jezika. Transl. by Matej Leskovar.
Koper: Hyperion.
10 Boris Paternu (1967, 118) finds a tendence towards intimism also in Jože Šmit’s
collection Srce v besedi (A Heart in the Word) published in 1950.
