Review of the Book: Seregina S.A. Nikolay Klyuev and Sergey Yesenin: A Dialogue with the Epoch / Ed. by S.I. Subbotin. Moscow: Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2024. 816 p
The review evaluates the creative dialogue between S. Yesenin and N. Klyuev, highlighting their ideological values and the influence of socialist revolutionaries.
Key Points
The review highlights the ideological convergence and differences between Yesenin and Klyuev, emphasizing their respective perceptions of their era.
A crucial focus is placed on the social processes of the 1900s-1920s, particularly how they influenced the works of Yesenin and Klyuev.
The monograph offers a comparative analysis of Yesenin and Klyuev's poetry within a broad literary and philosophical context.
Significant examination of the philosophy of sound and word is drawn by comparing their ideas to those of contemporaries like A. Besant and Andrei Bely.