Derzhavin and his “Marble Bust”
- Autores: Klein J.1
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- University of Leiden
- Edição: Volume 83, Nº 2 (2024)
- Páginas: 22-30
- Seção: Articles
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/1605-7880/article/view/261134
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S1605788024020026
- ID: 261134
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This paper deals with Derzhavin’s autobiographical poetry as exemplified by his poem “My Bust”. A marble bust which Derzhavin had ordered for himself is a source of hope and self-doubt for his lyrical speaker. Does he actually deserve the honour represented by this sculpture and, if the answer is yes, on which grounds? Accordingly, the lyrical monologue turns into a sequence of sharply contrasting moods of confidence and self-deprecation, which is unique in eighteenth-century Russian poetry. The dramatism of this monologue calms down at the end of the poem in a spirit of Horatian wisdom. The poem is remarkable for its self-critical and self-ironic character. The article closes with a reflection on Derzhavin and his claim of eternal fame.
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Joachim Klein
University of Leiden
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Email: j.h.klein6@icloud.com
Doct. Sci. (Philol.), Professor Emeritus
Países Baixos, Leiden University PO Box 9500 2300 RA LeidenBibliografia
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