By its existence a new Russian poetry inowes much to the founders, among whom not the last is Vasily Andreevich Zhukovsky. The features of his poetic heritage disappeared, leaving his smack, in the works of Tyutchev, Blok, Pushkin and many others.
What works did Zhukovsky write?His work is incredibly diverse. They are represented by almost all genres. At the same time, the poet himself considered them a powerful tool in the upbringing of human spirituality. In general, he considered poetry as the basis of national education.
Genres in which Zhukovsky wrote
Let's talk about what works Zhukovsky wrote Vasily Andreevich. He did not focus on the same style, sought to creative search.
Among them:
- fairy tales;
- romances and songs;
- poems;
- poems in verse;
- ballads;
- elegy.
Tales of V.A. Zhukovsky
Fables are considered to be a genre thatdesigned for children. However, Zhukovsky's fairy tales are different from classical, literary. First, their plot is based on folklore works, and they are not entirely fictional. Secondly, such legends are not always intended only for children.
An example of this is the tale "War of Mice and Frogs."This is an elaborate piece. The comic in it balances between satire and the grotesque. Allegorical depiction of the meaningless struggle of two views on the literary process in Russia. As you know, this work is not finished. As will not end controversy in journalism. Let one conflict be unleashed, but there will always be new reasons and "warriors".
Not deprived of satire and Russian fairy tales of Zhukovsky.The traits created in them are not objectively evaluated. The author depicts the national color, character, often gives his assessment with the help of a comic look.
Elegies of Zhukovsky
Zhukovsky's melancholy holds a special place in hiscreativity. It reflects one of the most striking features of romanticism - consonance of the inner state of the lyrical hero with nature or their complete merging. Vasily Andreyevich introduced a new reception in his elegies. Nature does not merely reflect the state of the lyrical hero, but is itself. All actions that the element performs can be accurately repeated by a person.
What works Zhukovsky wrote, reflects the views of the writer. At that time he was a deeply religious person. That is why religious motifs predominate in poems.
Nature in the elegies of Zhukovsky - the keeper of the mystery of life. Only having dissolved in it, you can touch the afterlife, what is the ideal of romance and the limit of his dreams.
Poems
Poems Zhukovsky Vasily Andreevichfirst woke up the material side of Russian art. That is, he managed to convey a palette of colors, smells, range of sounds. Gave the opportunity to hear poetry, to feel its smell and taste. But, moreover, he endowed nature with the thought and feeling that a person experiences in relation to nature.
Zhukovsky Vasily Andreevich managed to pushboundaries intimate. If before the notions of friendship, love, affection were considered only personal, the poet insists that everything that happens is perceived by the person as he succeeds. And worries about politics can be no less concealed by them than love affairs.
Ballads
Zhukovsky's ballads are built onopposing the philosophical categories of good and evil. From this confrontation comes the problem of crime and punishment. The hero of the song is not a positive character, a young man in love or lost in his own feelings. On the contrary, the main character becomes a negative character. He goes beyond the law, spits on morality. In pursuit of the satisfaction of his needs, he crosses the line of what is permitted and commits a crime. Nature, as a divine principle, does not tolerate such antics and decides to punish the intruder herself, for it is up to her to decide human destinies on earth.
Romances and songs of Zhukovsky
Song luggage appeared due to the uniqueness of the construction of Zhukovsky's poems. It implies several elements on which the poems relied:
- words that appeal to the sensory experience of a person, that is, arouse past feelings and experiences;
- exclamations and appeals that form a melody - they are arranged in such a way that either sets the tone and tempo of the future song, or it marks the end and the beginning of the musical phrase;
- the size of the sonnet - Zhukovsky's poems themselves suggest associations;
- the flow of words and thoughts - the meaning is learned not from the decoding of the semantics of each word, but exclusively in the context of the entire poem.
Zhukovsky's poems
The thirtieth years were marked by Zhukovsky's active work as a translator. And the choice fell on the poems of Schiller "The Cup" and "The Chillon Prisoner" Byron.
Fame to him, as the author of poems, brought him"Svetlana". It was written in the context of folklore traditions, to which Zhukovsky always paid attention when writing many works, especially fairy tales.
Regardless of what works wroteZhukovsky, it would be foolish to deny his contribution to Russian poetry. In each genre, he invented something new, which then gave rise to the work of many generations of poets.
