Melancholy Ethical Aspects in M. Yu. Lermontov\'s Lyric Poetry

Author(s)

Pedro Augusto Pinto

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2020-05-15

Examining board members

Mario Ramos Francisco Junior; Elias Thome Saliba; Anderson Gonçalves da Silva; Sonia Branco Soares

• Advisor: Mario Ramos Francisco Junior

Abstract

Through a formal analysis and study of M. I. Lermontov\'s (1814-1841) lyric poetry, taken in the broader context of his works and historical reality, the present project aimed at elucidating the ethical ideal of melancholy in his works. Although the former may be seen more clearly in his poems of political or philosophical nature, whereas the later may be found in those about love or existential subjects, one may nevertheless identify a deep relation between both in what becomes a melancholic ideal of society and the world, present in some of his most famous poems, such as \"Death of the Poet\", \"Borodino\", \"Meditation\", and others. To understand the connection between this ideal and Lermontov\'s literary and historical context, we have intended to articulate the poems\' analysis with the historical concept of Romanticism, duly understood in the light of Russia\'s singularities in Lermontov\'s epoch. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/11088-7 - Melancholys ethical aspects in M. I. Liermontovs lyrical poetry.
• Grantee: Pedro Augusto Pinto
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master