V. SHALAMOV AND M. TSVETAEVA: RELATIONSHIP AND POLARITY OF POETIC WORLDS

Abstract

The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the figurative world and principles of poetic thinking of V. Shalamov and M. Tsvetaeva. The conclusions formulated contribute to the deepening of literary ideas about the genealogy of Shalamov as a poet, about his multi-level relationship with the heritage of the Silver Age. The article shows the features of kinship in the artistic consciousness of Shalamov and Tsvetaeva, as well as fundamental divergences. The comparative analysis touched such criteria as the perception of the phenomenon of poetry and the poet's personality, the understanding of the relationship between the poet and the world, the comprehension of the creative process, as well as the treatment of certain themes that are most significant in the lyrics of the named authors. It is proved that Shalamov and Tsvetaeva had a characteristic understanding of poetry as a kind of universal law of existence, the ontological basis of all things, which entailed certain traits of kinship in the vision of the personality of the creator, the interpretation of certain themes, in the peculiarities of poetic technique. Along with commonality, the fundamental differences of the analyzed artistic systems were also revealed, relating mainly to the problem of the relationship between the poet and the world, the poet and time, as well as a number of thematic aspects.