METAMORPHOSES OF THE FEMALE IMAGE IN S. SOLOVYOV'S CYCLE OF POEMS “VESNYANKI” (BOOK “FLOWERS AND INCENSE”, 1907)

Abstract

Aim. This work aims to see how the female image is revealed in separate poems of the Vesnianka cycle and to determine what provides a unique unity to the whole cycle. Methodology. The poetics of the unfolding of motives that ensure the cycle's internal integrity, which combines Christian and pagan images, past and present, pictures of dreams and reality, is being clarified. Particular attention is paid to the image of the lyrical heroine. In the analysis of poetic texts, biographical and cultural-historical research methods were used. Results. During the analysis of portraits of the lyrical heroine, the author’s ideal of the female image is clarified. Research implications. The study results contribute to the study of Russian literature of the first third of the twentieth century.

Keywords

• Nymph
• Eternal femininity
• love
• Christianity
• paganism
• spring