About the Meaning of Estonian Literature

„The answer to the question about the meaning1 of Estonian literature presumes actually answers to three sub-questions. Firstly, what kind of role has Estonian literature had in reflecting (Estonian historical) reality? Secondly, what kind of role has Estonian literature had in shaping the collective intellectual world of Estonians (literary myths, narratives, symbols)? And thirdly, what role has Estonian literature had in the Estonian society, i.e. what is the position of literature and how has it influenced the development of the Estonian society? In the search for the above-mentioned meanings, one detail should be specified and some presumptions formulated. The specification concerns the collocation “Estonian literature”[…]