History of Russian Poetry

Author: Xu Zifang
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This book is a systematic textbook introducing the development of Russian poetry. The author strives to analyze and study the historical evolution of Russian poetry during the period from ancient times to the Russian October Revolution in 1917 using the perspective of historical materialism. The author not only focuses on reviewing the great poets who produced a wealth of outstanding works and were deeply concerned with their nation, such as Pushkin, Lermontov, and, but also provides a more detailed analysis of renowned poets like and , who wrote numerous works that, though lacking significant ideological content, still possess genuine artistic beauty. When analyzing and commenting on the poets and their creations, the author examines the historical era, social environment, and literary movements in which the poets lived, highlighting their unique spiritual temperament, artistic techniques, and their status and contributions in the history of poetry. The book is rich in content, rigorous in argumentation, and written in plain language, making it highly readable.