THE MOTIF OF A MONK'S TEMPTATION IN YA. P. POLONSKY'S CREATIVE WORK

• Main Author: Tatiana Vasilyevna Fedoseeva
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Petrozavodsk State University 2014-11-01
• Series: Problemy Istoričeskoj Poètiki
• Subjects: Russian poetry; Ya. P. Polonsky; Christian anthropology and axiology; Biblical motif of temptation; primeval integrity; the poem Keliot; love and the Law
• Online Access: http://poetica.pro/files/redaktor_pdf/1429698346.pdf

The article studies artistic functions of the motif of a monk’s temptation in Yakov Polonsky’s lyric poetry and his poem Keliot. Th e study focuses on biographical prerequisites to the poet’s Christian mind. To analyze literary motifs typical of Polonsky’s poetry the article employs anthropological and axiological approaches. It examines the role that Gospel plays in Polonsky’s lyric poetry. The paper maintains that plot development plays a secondary role in the poem Keliot. Polonsky centers on a complex philosophical themes of love and the Law in the system of Christian values. Like the Biblical characters Polonsky’s character experiences lust of the fl esh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. The poem depicts a human being within the framework Th e article studies artistic functions of the motif of a monk’s temptation in Yakov Polonsky’s lyric poetry and his poem Keliot. The study focuses on biographical prerequisites to the poet’s Christian mind. To analyze literary motifs typical of Polonsky’s poetry the article employs anthropological and axiological approaches. It examines the role that Gospel plays in Polonsky’s lyric poetry. The paper maintains that plot development plays a secondary role in the poem Keliot. Polonsky centers on a complex philosophical themes of love and the Law in the system of Christian values. Like the Biblical characters Polonsky’s character experiences lust of the fl esh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. The poem depicts a human being within the framework.