Unfortunately, of the three great Fat, onlyAlexei Konstantinovich is not studied in school and little is studied in universities. He was a man of great intelligence and great faith. He had no weak works. He wrote only about what he knew.
Childhood writer
Born on August 24, or the fifth of September in a new way.style, in 1817. In Petersburg. His father was Count Konstantin Petrovich Tolstoy, mother, beauty, Anna Alekseevna. The marriage of his parents was short, when the boy was not yet a month old, they divorced. Anna Alekseevna left for her brother in the village of Red Horn. It was there that Tolstoy spent the first eight years of his life. Instead of his father, he was brought up by his uncle, Alexey Alekseevich Perovsky, a writer who was published under the pseudonym Antony Pogorelsky. So there were some writer genes for Tolstoy.
Beginning of Alexey Konstantinovich
He began writing poetry at the age of six,but he did not publish them for a long time, he considered them ridiculous. The first publication of poems took place in 1854. They were published in "Contemporary" - the magazine Nekrasov. The literary debut was held in 1841. Under the pseudonym the story “Ghoul” was published. Already on this work, it was clear that the author chose his own path and was not going to follow the generally accepted literary canons blindly. In 1867, his first and last lifetime collection of poems was published.
Giving up the old life
Alexey Konstantinovich was a Countorigin, and it obliged him to conform to the family title. Of course, his addiction to literature was not approved. Therefore, his writing activity was perceived as a kind of rebelliousness, although he was by no means a rebel. "Against the Current" Tolstoy wrote as an answer to his friends and relatives, those who wanted to see him only as a diplomat. The writer's profession was considered bad form, although the fashion for art in the 19th century was just in its prime.
"Against the stream" Tolstoy wrote when his namein the literary field already had a certain weight. That was in 1867. He struggled with himself for a long time and tried to combine service and writing, but he understood that this was impossible and chose what was closer to his heart. At the age of 50 he completely devoted himself to literature. Alexey Konstantinovich from the capital went to live in the outback, to his estate, and engaged in creative work. From all sides he was condemned. Born a lot of gossip. Alexei Tolstoy was against the general was, and it always angered society. At all times, and in the 19th century all the more.
A brief analysis of Tolstoy's poem "Against the Current"
In this work, the poet and playwright gives the answer,why he chose a creative path, rather than a brilliant career. Moreover, he also calls the same as himself to defend his interests and not to listen to the opinion of "high society".
Автор говорит, что безжалостному современному society does not need creative people - dreamers. It is too pragmatic. “Where can you, the revived tribe, stand against the current?” - Tolstoy, as it were, speaks for a condemning and cold majority. But right there it refutes, saying that the unknown attracts their power to her. Power is probably inspiration. After all, this is - inspiration - helps to see the world more beautiful than everyone else. “Believe a wonderful star of inspiration,” Tolstoy calls in the poem “Against the Current”. An analysis of this work also reveals the author’s conviction in his choice, in his own right, he gives examples of the victory of creativity and believes that art and inspiration will prevail. And only creative work is guaranteed immortality.
Alexey Konstantinovich fought for "cleanart". In his poem “Against the Flow”, Tolstoy is angry, sincerely and convincingly, at the injustice of creative people. The position of the author is clear and clear. He made his choice and wanted to support the same choice of others.
The writer has developed a hostile attitude not only from society, but also from literary criticism. He felt pounded. And he appealed to his like-minded people.
In the poem reveals the inner worldAlexei Konstantinovich as a glorifier of beauty. He considers himself primarily a creator. And it glorifies literature as creativity, it is the main theme of the poem. The idea of it is that you need to follow your vocation and talent against all odds.
The size with which the poem is written is dactyl. Abundantly used epithets and metaphors, as well as the personification - "the world was sobered."
Tolstoy idealizes the tasks of art, for him they come from God. Creativity is a shrine: "Let's go out solemnly with our shrine!"
