POETRY OF RUSSIAN AND CHINESE FEMALE POETS A.P. BUNINA AND LI QINGZHAO: CONVERGENCES AND DIFFERENCES

Abstract

This article is devoted to the analysis of typological similarities and differences in the works of Russian and Chinese poetesses using the example of Anna Bunina and Li Qingzhao. These poetesses weren’t contemporaries, their lives fell on different historical eras, but the work of both became the starting point for women's literature in their countries, and this is the first feature that unites them. The article gives a brief description of the creativity of both poetesses, identifies a range of similar topics and common features of their artistic approaches. It is noted that both poetesses for the first time made an attempt to comprehend the essence of women's poetry and the essence of poetry in general, and their conclusions turn out to be surprisingly similar, despite the difference in cultures and historical eras to which they belonged.