In 1904, Alexander Blok first published "Poems about the Beautiful Lady." An analysis conducted by researchers of his work shows that this is the first serious collection of poems of the poet. He immediately singled out Alexander Alexandrovich among other artists of the word. In our article, we will analyze Block verses. "Poems about the Beautiful Lady" - one of the best creations of Alexander Alexandrovich.
Feeling for L. Mendeleeva
The cycle that interests us was created under the influence of the feeling that Blok had for Lyubov Mendeleeva, who in the future became his wife. Boblovo, the estate of the Mendeleevs, was located near Shakhmatov, the family estate of Alexander Alexandrovich. Thanks to this, he could often see his future wife. In the photo below - Block with L. Mendeleev.
The influence of the teachings of V. Solovyov
The collection of interest to us was also created under the influence of the teachings of V. Soloviev about eternal femininity. According to this philosopher, Eternal Femininity can reconcile the heavenly and the earthly, the divine and the worldly. Thanks to her, the soul of the poet is renewed. The feeling that A. Blok felt for L. Mendeleev was rethought by Alexander Alexandrovich in the spirit of teachings about the world soul of Plato and the Eternal Femininity, acting as an imperishable divine principle.
Solovyov’s position is fully consistent with the opinion of the Bloc of this period. The philosopher looks at Eternal Femininity as a phenomenon of cosmic proportions. The poet also sees in his beloved the embodiment of the divine principle. We can judge this by letters addressed to Lyubov Mendeleeva. These views of Alexander Alexandrovich and determined the general nature of his poetic cycle called "Poems about the Beautiful Lady." In these poems, the heroine of the cycle is a mystical, incomprehensible image ("Holy," Virgin "," Incomprehensible "). Sometimes this is a real woman who has specific features: tall, slim, always arrogant and severe.
Mystic halo
A mystical halo marks a collection of poems about the Beautiful Lady (Block). An analysis of it allows us to note that the feeling of the unreality of everything that happens is enhanced by poetic epithets, such as in a quiet backwater, unknown shadows, a white dress. They surround the author with a mystical halo. The love of the lyrical hero goes into the poetry of halftones, symbols, hints. This feeling is a state of mind. It simultaneously makes the lyrical hero survive and captivates him. Alexander Alexandrovich refers to a symbol that translates the perception from the world of really concrete things into a mysterious, incomprehensible, vaguely guessed world. This view of art determined the general symbolic nature of the cycle that interests us.
"The girl sang in the church choir ..."
Let us turn to this poem, conducting a general analysis of Blok’s poems. "Poems about the Beautiful Lady" - a cycle, one of the most famous works of which is it. This poem is filled with the following symbols: "white dress", "white shoulder" and a shining beam on it, "a voice flying into the dome." In this work, the epithet "white" emphasizes the feeling of peace, peace, silence, emanating from the voice of the heroine, which is characterized as "flying into the dome." The girl sings about the ships that went into the sea, about people who find themselves in a foreign land, about those who have forgotten their joy. The ending of this poem is mystical. He does not leave us a feeling of happiness at all. Blok writes that the child, "involved in secrets," cried that no one would come back.
"I enter the dark temples ..."
We continue our analysis of Blok’s poems . "Poems about the Beautiful Lady" - a cycle in which many interesting works are presented. One of them is "I come in ...". This creation of Alexander Alexandrovich was created in 1902. It is the central work of the cycle "Poems about the Beautiful Lady" (Block). An analysis of the poems included in it reveals some interesting features. In particular, in the work we are considering, the lyrical hero only fancies the image of the “Eternal Wife,” the majestic Beautiful Lady. This is a symbol of true love. At the same time, the lyrical hero is waiting for a meeting with Mila, and is also afraid of his own feelings.
The cycle of "Crossroads"
The cycle "Crossroads", created in the period from 1902 to 1904, closes the book "Poems about the Beautiful Lady" (Block). An analysis of it allows us to notice that it stands as if it stands apart from other works of the book. In these poems of the Bloc a motive of confusion, anxiety arises. The lyrical hero has thoughts that in real life, finding harmony is impossible. The attention of the author switches to contemporary reality. He depicts a real city, he is interested in the mysticism of passion and nature.
"The Trilogy of Humanization"
The first volume of this cycle is composed mainly of "Poems about the Beautiful Lady." The block, the analysis of poems of which in our time is carried out by many researchers, independently prepared his collection for publication. He distributed it into 3 books, combining them under the title "The Trilogy of Humanization." At the same time, other topics are outlined in the first volume. This is a connection with "everyday life", social issues ("From the newspapers", "The child is crying ...", "Factory", etc.). The motive of the “end of the world” arises, as analysis of Blok’s verses shows. "Poems about the Beautiful Lady" are filled with new motives. Full of shadows, werewolves, ghosts, the modern city reminds the reader of the Apocalypse painting. A crying child is not needed by anyone, women are thrown out of windows ... Despite the abundance of realistic details presented in these poems, the author nevertheless preserves their symbolist essence. In the Factory, black and yellow colors (black someone, windows are yellow, etc.) symbolize the essence of people who are endowed with money and power. They are spiritless. A poet who hears everything "from his peak" does not participate in what is happening.
So, we briefly described "Poems about the Beautiful Lady" (Block). You can supplement our analysis with your own thoughts, since we have noted only the main features of this cycle.