About
Yevgeny Baratynsky (1800-1844) was a major Russian poet of the Golden Age of Russian poetry. Born into an aristocratic family, he was expelled from the Page Corps at 15 and served as a private in Finland, whose landscapes influenced his work. A member of Pushkin's circle, he was hailed as Russia's finest elegiac poet. His philosophical poetry, classical and concise, explores disillusionment, mortality, and alienation in the industrial age. His most important collection, 'Sumerki' (1842), was long neglected before being rediscovered by the Russian Symbolists.
* 1800-02-19 — † 1844-07-11
Major works
- Eda (1826)narrative poem
- Stikhotvoreniia (1827)poetry collection
- The Ball (1828)narrative poem
- The Concubine (1831)narrative poem
- Sumerki (1842)poetry collection
Key milestones
- 1815Expelled from the Page Corps in St. Petersburg for theft.
- 1826Married Anastasia Lvovna Engelhardt and settled at the Muranovo estate.
- 1844Died in Naples, Italy.
Themes
disillusionmentmortalitydualismalienationnature
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