David Samoilov’s poem “The Poet and the Citizen” in light of the perception of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” Cover Image

Стихотворение Давида Самойлова «Поэт и гражданин» в свете рецепции «Войны и мира» Льва Толстого
David Samoilov’s poem “The Poet and the Citizen” in light of the perception of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”

Author(s): Maria Alexandrovna Alexandrova
Subject(s): Comparative Study of Literature, Russian Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Keywords: Leo Tolstoy; “War and Peace”; 1812; myth; David Samoilov; Boris Slutsky; humanism;

Summary/Abstract: There are in-depth studies of the programmatic poem “The Poet and the Citizen” by David Samoilov from the perspective of genre tradition and the dialogue with contemporary poets. The reflection on Tolstoy’s legacy as the ideal of the unity of the “children of mankind” has been a stage in the investigation process in question. However, Samoilov’s stance with respect to Tolstoy’s humanistic precept in the events of the 20th century is still understudied. The present paper analyses the transformation of Tolstoy’s “folk thought” into Samoilov’s intense reflection on the people at war and its embodiment in the imagery of the poem “The Poet and the Citizen”.

  • Issue Year: 2/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 93-104
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian
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