Demon (poem)

The Demon Seated, Lermontov's Demon as interpreted by Mikhail Vrubel, 1890

Demon (Russian: Демон) is a poem by Mikhail Lermontov, written in several versions in the years 1829 to 1839. It is considered a masterpiece of European Romantic poetry.

Lermontov began work on the poem when he was about 14 or 15[1][2] but completed it only during his Caucasus exile.[3] Lermontov wrote six major variations of the poem, and the final version was not published until 1842, after his death.

  1. ^ Liukkonen, Petri. "Mikhail (Yuryevich) Lermontov". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011.
  2. ^ Otzoupe, N.; Friedeberg Seeley, F. (1956). "Vigny's "Eloa" and Lermontov's "Demon"". The Slavonic and East European Review. 34 (83): 315. ISSN 0037-6795. JSTOR 4204745. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Michael Lermontov (1814–1841)". Friends & Partners. 2005 [1996]. Retrieved March 1, 2011. (in English)