Collection of Poems. Book 2. 1903–1909 (Russian: Собрание стихов. Книга вторая. 1889–1903) is the second book of poetry by Zinaida Gippius which comprised 62 of her poems. It was published in 1910 by Musaget (Мусагет) Publishers.[1][2]
| Author | Zinaida Gippius |
|---|---|
| Original title | Собрание стихов. Книга 2. 1903–1909 |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Russian Symbolism |
| Publisher | Musaget (Мусагет) Publishers, 1910 |
| Publication place | Russian Empire |
| Media type | print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Collection of Poems. 1889–1903 |
Critical reception
editThe book garnered good reviews. Ivan Bunin called Gippius' poetry 'electric', noticing the special way the oxymoron were used as an electrifying force in the hermetic non-emotional world.[3] Innokenty Annensky in his summary of the two Collections lauded the author's 'hint and pause' metaphor technique, and the art of "extracting sonorous chords out of silent pianos."[4]
The poet and critic Mikhail Kuzmin greeted the second Collection, noting that it took up exactly where the first one had left off, both presenting "one straight line without ups or downs". Among the book's 'pearls' he mentioned "Wisdom" (Мудрость), "Interruption" (Перебой), "Sonnet's Three Forms" (Три формы сонета), "Malinka", "Little Devil" (Дьяволенокъ) and "Womanly" (Женское). Kuzmin disliked what he saw as "too many abstractions when it comes to expressing the movements of the soul" as well as the author's long-standing and, apparently, Balmont-inspired habit of "forming nouns from all possible kinds of adjectives" which "gives the poems either dryly abstract, or decadent feel."[5]
References
edit- ^ Uchyonov, V. V. (1989). "Commentaries. Z. N. Gippius. Poems". Muse Queens. Russian Women Poets, 19th - early 20th c. Sovremennik Publishers // Царицы муз: Русские поэтессы XIX - начала XX вв. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Commentaries. The Works by Z.N. Gippius. Vol. II. The Twilight of the Spirit". Russkaya Kniga Publishers. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Gippius, Zinaida Nikolayevna". www.krugosvet.ru. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ Makarenko, Svetlana. "Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius. "My Soul is Love"". www.peoples.ru. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ Kuzmin, Mikhail (1910). "The Second Book by Z. Gippius". The Apollo magazine // "Аполлонъ", No 8, 1910. Retrieved 16 May 2015.