Innokenty Annensky

Innokenty Annensky
BornInnokenty Fyodorovich Annensky
1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1855
Omsk, Russian Empire
Died13 December  [O.S. 30 November] 1909 (aged 54)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

Innokenty Fyodorovich Annensky (Russian: Инноке́нтий Фёдорович А́нненский, IPA: [ɪnɐˈkʲenʲtʲɪj ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ ˈanʲɪnskʲɪj] ⓘ; (1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1855, Omsk – 13 December [O.S. 30 November] 1909, Saint Petersburg) was a poet, critic, scholar, and translator, representative of the first wave of Russian Symbolism, although he was not well known for his poetry until after his death.[1] In fact, Annensky never wrote professionally; he made little to no income from writing. Instead, he spent his career in academia as a full-time professor and administrator, translator of classic Greek works, and writer of essays and reviews.[2] Despite this, Annensky is considered to be one of the most significant Russian poets from the early 20th century.[3] Critics have cited Annensky's connection to French Symbolism and to the French poet Stéphane Mallarmé for their shared use of "associative symbolism."[4] Annensky was considered to be an under-recognized or neglected poet, but he later gained recognition, particularly in the West, because a number of later Russian poets, such as Mandelstam, Akhmatova, Pasternak, and Mayakovsky, were inspired and influenced by his work.[5]

  1. ^ Kelly, C. (1986). Innokenty Fedorovich Annensky and the classical ideal (PhD). University of Oxford. p. 3, Abstract
  2. ^ Kelly 1986, p. 3, Abstract.
  3. ^ Bedford, C. H. (1965). "Review of Studies in the Life and Work of Innokentij Annenskij, by Vsevolod Setchkarev". Slavic Review. 24 (1): 150–152. doi:10.2307/2493019. JSTOR 2493019. S2CID 164589871.
  4. ^ Byrns, Richard; Kotzamanidou, M. (1977). "Mallarme and the Poetry of Innokenty Annensky: A Study of Surfaces and Textures". Comparative Literature Studies. 14 (3): 223–232. JSTOR 40245919 – via JSTOR.
  5. ^ Kelly 1986, p. 19, Abstract.