Alexander Blok (November 28, 1880 - August 7, 1921) was a major
poet of the Russian Symbolism movement. His early poetry was
dominated by the theme of searching for his ideal beauty. Sound,
rhythm, color and repetition played a crucial part in setting the
mood and conveying emotions in his writing. With subsequent
collections, the focus shifted to depicting human psychology. His
writing became more ironic and pessimistic, as he struggled to
balance his quest for an ideal with his disenchantment in everyday
life. In the later stages of his career, he wrote predominately
about political themes and the changes that were happening in
Russia. To this day, he is considered by many to be the most
important Russian poet since Alexander Pushkin, and his work would
have a lasting influence on the likes of Anna Akhmatova, Boris
Pasternak and Marina Tsvetaeva, among other prominent poets of the
Silver Age. This dual-language collection of his poetry seeks to
represent the continuum of Alexander Blok's growth as a poet, with
particular attention paid to the rhythm and melody of his writing.
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