Lermontov Poetry and Paintings Collection

Author: Sichuan People's Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: A noble and sorrowful poet of Russia, with bitter love, melancholic poetry, and filled with sorrow. This book selects over 120 representative lyrical poems of Lermontov in various styles, accompanied by some introductions, annotations, and over 70 images, many of which are drawn by the poet himself. The translation of this book reproduces the form, sound, meaning, and emotion of the original poems, striving for similarity in form, spirit, and poetic imagery, with rich charm and a strong, intoxicating artistic appeal. Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (1814–1841) was a great Russian poet of the 19th century. Born into a family of retired officers, he studied at Moscow University and served in the Dragoon Regiment. He began writing poetry at the age of 14 and gained fame in 1837 with his poem "The Death of the Poet," written in response to Pushkin's murder in a duel. Due to his opposition to autocratic rule, he was repeatedly imprisoned and exiled. He died in a duel at the age of 27.