The Russian poet Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921) was a leading figure in the Russian symbolist movement. His strongly rhythmic poetry is characterized by metaphysical imagery, dramatic use o...
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While scholars recognize a "pan-aesthetic" ideal unifying the entire Russian Symbolist movement of the 1890s and 1900s, as well as a shared rejection of "philistine" and positivist values, they also d...
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In the following essay, which first appeared in Zhirmunskij's The Poetry of Alexander Blok (1921), Zhirmunskij traces the development of Blok's love poetry and his poetry about Russia, u...
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In the following essay, originally published in 1924, Trotsky discusses The Twelve and Blok's understanding of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Blok belonged entirely to pre-October literature. Blo...
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In the following essay, Bowra assesses Blok's place among European poets, identifying and examining three phases in his poetic development.
Alexander Block died on August 7th, 1921. His fune...
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In the following excerpt, originally published in 1935, Lavrin investigates Blok's poetry in terms of romanticism and Russian symbolism.
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Although the poetic work of Alexander Blok is strik...
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In the following excerpt, Slonim studies the progression of Blok's poetry in relation to both his life and social and political conditions in Russia; identifies the major elements of Blok...
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In the following essay, the critic outlines the predominant characteristics of Blok's early and late poetry and also comments on the continuity of his work as a whole.
Alexander Blok was Rus...
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In the following essay, Reeve offers a reading of The Twelve as an apolitical poem, in which the Christ figure symbolizes "apotheosis in suffering not through it" and "real freedo...
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In the following excerpt, Thomson examines the evolution of Blok's views on culture and the role of the artist in society in terms of the Russian struggle between the intelligentsia and the mas...
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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok
Alexander (Alexandrovich) Blok
Critical Essay by Viktor Zhirmunskij
