"TARAPITA" No.1 - 7 1921 a. Kirjanikkude Yhingu Tarapita häälekandja. Vastutav toimetaja ja väljaandja Fr. Tuglas. Kunstnikud Jaan Vahtra ja Ado Vabbe joonistused.
K. Mattieseni trykk, Tartun 1921.
Estonian Cult Literary Journal "TARAPITA" No.1 -7 Full Published Subscription 1921 in One Volume under Editorial Direction Friedebert Tuglas
with Avant-Garde, Constructivist and Expressionist Woodcut Illustration by Jaan Vahtra and Ado Vabbe, Tartu 1921.
Publisher Friedebert Tuglas, Tartu 1921. Estonian language. 222 pages. Size 222 x 288 mm. Weight 440 gr.
Owner's hard cover. Full complete copy. The magazine is really old, which printed 96 years ago, but not modern reprint or more late re-edition.
Fine condition without any losses, remarks or stamps inside, singles lt. brown stains, traces of time (please see images).
SELLER'S COMMENTS: Journal "Tarapita" was the press secretary of the "Tarapita group", which appeared in Tartu in 1921-1922.
Friedebert Tuglas was the publisher and editor of the magazine. The magazine published from September to December 1921.
It is full complete set “Tarapita” 1921 7 magazines in one volume. These magazines is extremely rare, esp. in full subscription set,
like ILO or ODAMEES 1919. These magazines missing in any sales.
The grouping "Tarapita" existed in 1921-1922 and had a significant influence on the literary scene of Estonia. It included almost all the famous young authors of the time.
"Tarapita" was named after the god from Estonian mythology.
The manifesto of the group was written by Johannes Semper. He condemns the vices of capitalism and spiritual impoverishment.
The manifesto was signed by Albert Kivikas, Johanness Semper, Marie Under, Arthur Adson, Johannes Barbarus, Friedebert Tuglas,
Augustus Alle, Jaan Kerner and Alexander Tassa.
The grouping "Tarapita" was in some way a literary product of the disintegration of the Siuru movement that arose in 1917.
The writers of the group "Tarapita" positioned it as a cultural and political movement. It arose shortly after Estonia gained
independence in 1918 to strengthen the role of culture and literature in Estonian society. In contrast to other trends in Estonian literature as
"Young Estonia", "Trapita" has come to the fore with its position against social injustice. Social ethics had to be the basis of writing and
commercial activity. Feelings retreated before conscious analysis. Since "Tarapita" was a youth movement, the issues of education and prospects
for the future played a role in it. The conservatives accused Tarapita of adherence to socialist ideas or even to the Soviet Union.
In 1921, Tarapita undertook a literary tour of Estonia with her literary works and program speeches.