Artistic interpretation of real events in Bella Akhmadulina’s poems, written in Tarusa in 1981
https://doi.org/10.26907/2074-0239-2021-65-3-167-172
Abstract
The article analyzes B. Akhmadulina’s poems, written in Tarusa in February–March 1981.
The aim of the work is to compare the real life situation and its representation in a lyrical work.
The author suggests that all the poems, created during the poet’s stay in Tarusa in February-March, 1981, should be considered as a single lyrical cycle. The article proves that the parts of this cycle are chronologically (precisely dated by B. Akhmadulina), spatially (the image of Tarusa is found in all the works) and also plot related. According to the author, they consistently unfold the plot, describing the spiritual awakening of the lyrical heroine and the return of the opportunity to write poetry. Much attention is paid to the biographical context, which is used to create the necessary commentary. The study proves that the texts are largely based on her autobiography, creating the effect of diary writing. In the poems, the real life situation of parting with loved ones transforms into a situation of a spiritual hibernation, internal discord and, as a result, the impossibility to create. In this context, the Tarusa space is endowed with healing fairy-tale properties that help the heroine to return the state of inner harmony and gain the ability to express herself in creative work.
About the Author
K. Yashina
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kseniya Ivanovna Yashina, graduate student
603022
23 Gagarin Prospekt
Nizhny Novgorod
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For citations:
Yashina K. Artistic interpretation of real events in Bella Akhmadulina’s poems, written in Tarusa in 1981. Philology and Culture. 2021;(3):167-172. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2074-0239-2021-65-3-167-172
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