Information about the authors:
Vera N.Terekhina
Vera N.Terekhina, Director of Research,DSc in Philology, Leading Research Fellow, A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Povarskaya 25 a, 121069 Moscow, Russia.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8708-9914
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Natalia I. Shubnikova-Guseva
Natalia I. Shubnikova-Guseva, DSc in Philology, Director of Research, A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Povarskaya 25 a, 121069 Moscow, Russia.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3753-2935
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Abstract:
The article focuses on the interpretation of Igor Severyanin’s (Igor Vasilyevich Lotarev, 1887–1941) work as a holistic phenomenon. As one of the symbols of the Silver Age of Russian poetry, Severyanin embarked on a thirty-five-year journey, starting with his youthful cycle “The Naval War” and culminating in his final books “The Adriatic” and “Medallions.” The article delves into the periodization of his work, highlighting four distinct stages characterized by diverse creative endeavors. At the same time, the article shows the role of continuity with the classical tradition of Russian poetry, which formed the integrity of his artistic world. Its most important features are the diverse linguistic “new creations” (neologisms and occasionalisms) and the recurring themes. The article concludes that the return to the classical tradition in the Estonian period of his work played an important role, but it did not mean a complete abandonment of the word-making experiments of the 1910s. Thus, the constant work on the words of his native language and the desire to reveal their inner meaning were crucial.
