About the Sources of the Figurative Definition of A. S. Pushkin as “The Sun of Poetry” Cover Image

Об источниках образного определения А. С. Пушкина как «солнца Поэзии»
About the Sources of the Figurative Definition of A. S. Pushkin as “The Sun of Poetry”

Author(s): Igor V. Kudryashov
Subject(s): Semantics, Russian Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Петрозаводский государственный университет
Keywords: A. S. Pushkin; V. F. Odoevsky; obituary; dialogue; reminiscences; biblical tradition; semantics; image; metaphor;

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to the problem of the sources of a brief notice about the death of A. S. Pushkin, released on January 30, 1837 in the 5th issue of “Literary Additions” (“Literaturnye Pribavleniya”) — a supplement to the newspaper “Russian Invalid” (“Russkiy Invalid”). It is proved that the semantics of the figurative definition of the importance of Pushkin as “The sun the Russian poetry” according to V. F. Odoevsky goes back to the Bible, in which the sun’s symbolism is equivalent to the connotation of the necrologic notice. A significant source of the image of “the sun of poetry” in Odoevsky’s obituary is the creative heritage of Pushkin in which the sun appears as a majestic, sacral source of life, full of true, Divine wisdom, giving people the joy and happiness and pointing at a saving way.

  • Issue Year: 17/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 67-85
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Russian