| Titre | Lermontov ou la « soif éternelle » | |
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| Auteur | François Cornillot | |
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Revue |
Cahiers du monde russe Titre à cette date : Cahiers du monde russe et soviétique |
| Numéro | volume 17, no 1, janvier-mars 1976 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Articles |
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| Page | 81-111 | |
| Résumé anglais |
François Cornillot, Lermontov or the "unquenchable thirst".
Analysis of the central theme of Lermontov's poetry. At the very start of his poetical career, Lermontov denned poetry as a quest for "unlimited freedom of divine soul" and draws a symbolic vista figuring the fundamental aspiration which directs him in the pursuit of this quest. Elements of this vista of "unlimited freedom" appear regularly in his creative work, in particular outlines of sails and clouds, descendants of the Žukovsky's version of the Prisoner of Chillon of Byron. The common theme of three poems: The confession, Boyard Orša and Mcyri is formed in close contact with this version. These three poems appear as a true cycle of Lermontov's work during his whole life. The theme uncovers the profound meaning of these poems. It is the symbolical transcription of the psychological and metaphysical situation of the poet: that of the young prisoner thirsting for "unlimited freedom". Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/cmr_0008-0160_1976_num_17_1_1257 |
