Evgeny Abramovich Baratynsky

Peter France (University of Edinburgh)

Ed. by Neil Cornwell, University of Bristol
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

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Born 2 Mar 1800
Died 11 Jul 1844
Activity 1820-1844

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Born in Russia
Active in Russia

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Baratynsky, one of the outstanding poets of Russia, was an almost exact contemporary of Pushkin, and one of the group of poets sometimes referred to as the “Pushkin Pleiad”. He was indeed close to Pushkin and to other writers of the group particularly Anton Delvig; many of his poems are addressed to them, celebrating their friendship and lamenting their separation. But his own voice is a distinctive one, characteristically classical, deliberate and apparently impersonal in a way that recalls the poets of the preceding century. Pushkin said of him: “He's an original among us, for he thinks”; this might be misleading in that Baratynsky saw thought as hostile to human happiness, but it is true that his work, while deeply felt, is often reflective and philosophical.

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Citation: France, Peter. "Evgeny Abramovich Baratynsky". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 10 November 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12532, accessed 21 November 2024.]