Monograph review: Kikhney, L.G., & Kruglova, T.S. (2023). “The poet is the answer...”: lyrical addresses in the works of Marina Tsvetaeva. 2nd ed., ex. and add. Moscow, MAKS Press, 232 p. (in Russ.)

Abstract

The monograph by L.G. Kikhney and T.S. Kruglova, which examines a number of theoretical, historical and literary problems related to lyrical addresses in the poetry of M.I. Tsvetaeva, is reviewed. An algorithm for studying address and dialogical attitudes in Tsvetaeva’s lyrics is proposed, developed on the basis of a study of the extensive poetic material of the poet’s lyrical addresses to family, lovers and fellow writers.