Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1104319 Russian Literature 2007 11 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper an analysis is presented of the 1920 poem “The Woollen Needles of Death...” by Riurik Ivnev, a poet who combines elements from the Symbolist tradition with Imagism, with which he was affiliated. The author demonstrates the tension between the literal and metaphorical significance of the poem's imagery, in particular with respect to bodily and physical motifs. Special attention is given to the multifaceted roles of the addressee(s) within and without the poem, the blurring of which is characteristic of avant-garde poetics.

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