Each epoch nominates its own outstanding figures of culture and art. Among them, critics include Konstantin Nikolaevich Batyushkov, one of the outstanding poets of the early 19th century. His delicate lyrics were distinguished by beauty, strength, grace of images and richness of colors. As the predecessor of A. S. Pushkin, Batyushkov became one of the leading poets of the new literary era.
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K. N. Batyushkov occupies an honorable place in Russian literature. He is considered not only the predecessor, but also the teacher of Pushkin, whose name is associated with the heyday of Russian literature. Poetry of Batyushkov was distinguished by special plasticity, originality of poetic style and rare musicality. The poet created his numerous works at the turn of two historical eras. The peculiarities of that difficult time left an imprint on his lyrics.
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Batyushkov's contribution to the history of Russian literature can hardly be overestimated. Critics consider his main merit to be the processing of poetic speech that existed by the beginning of the 19th century. In the lyric works of this poet, the poetic language acquired harmony and inexpressible flexibility. Mastering the poetic word, Batyushkov successfully achieved the purity of the language and the richness of the artistic style.
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The well-known literary critic V. G. Belinsky has repeatedly turned to the work of Batyushkov. He pointed out that it was the works of this poet that prepared that literary breakthrough in Russian poetry, which Pushkin made a little later. The great Russian poet learned from his eminent predecessor to trim his poems so that they were impeccable in form and inner content.
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Perfection in poetry was not easy. Batyushkov stubbornly worked on every line of his works, painfully searching for suitable images and comparisons. His notes have survived, where he reproaches himself for his excessive passion for corrections and improvements. Of course, today no one will consider such meticulousness a vice. It was the desire to work out every small detail of the poetic form that allowed Batyushkov to achieve perfection in the sound of poetic speech.
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Batyushkov was also distinguished by his desire to avoid everything that seems unnatural and far-fetched. The poet considered sincerity to be one of the signs of a good work. He tried, in his own words, to compose not with his mind, but with his soul. The poet's contemporaries noted the special power of feeling that they found in his poems. This force was more significant than the correctly selected and inserted rhyme.
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Speaking about the work of K. N. Batyushkov, Belinsky argued that he directly stood at the turn of two eras, becoming a true poet of modern times. The critic admitted that Batyushkov enjoyed well-deserved attention in Russia. Belinsky put this poet on a par with Zhukovsky, whose talent and originality did not raise doubts among any of the connoisseurs of poetry.
