Russian literature of the 18th century. historical era

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Russian literature of the 18th century Review of themes and genre features. The main representatives of Russian literature of the 18th century.

In Russian literature of the 18th century, researchers distinguish 4 periods: Literature of Peter the Great. 1730-1750s 1760s - the first half of the 70s. last quarter of a century.

Literature of Peter's time It still has a transitional character. The main feature is the intensive process of “secularization” (ie, the replacement of religious literature with secular literature). During this period, a new solution to the problem of personality is being developed. Genre features: oratorical prose, story, political treatises, textbooks, poetry.

Feofan Prokopovich The most striking figure, one of the most educated people of this period was F. Prokopovich ("Poetics", "Rhetoric"), who clearly formed his artistic and aesthetic views. He believed that poetry should teach not only ordinary citizens, but also the rulers themselves.

The second period (1730-1750) This period is characterized by the formation of classicism, the creation of a new genre system, and the in-depth development of the literary language. The basis of classicism was the orientation to the high examples of ancient art as a standard of artistic creativity. Genre features: tragedy, opera, epic (high genres) comedy, fable, satire (low genres)

Antioch Dmitrievich Kantemir (1708-1744) Author of satires, in which there is a national color, a connection with folklore, they are based on contemporary Russian reality (“On those who blaspheme the teaching”, “On the envy and pride of malevolent nobles”, etc.). According to V. G. Belinsky, he was "the first to bring poetry to life."

Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky (1703-1769) He acted as a true innovator in the art of the word. In his treatise "A New and Brief Method for the Composition of Russian Poetry", he paved the way for the further development of Russian poetry. In addition, Trediakovsky introduced new literary genres: ode, elegy, fable, epigram.

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1765) One of the first theoreticians of classicism, experimental scientist, artist-author of a mosaic painting about the Poltava battle, creator of solemn odes, language reformer and author of "Letter on the rules of Russian poetry", "A short guide to eloquence", "Grammar", the theory of three calms.

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1765) Lomonosov's educational views and democratic attitude were also reflected in his poetic activity, in the content of his works. The theme of the motherland was the main one in the main genre of his poetry - odes.

Alexander Petrovich Sumarokov (1717-1777) Also entered the history of literature as one of the theorists of Russian classicism, as the author of love lyrics (songs, eclogues, idylls, elegies), as the author of tragedies (9 tragedies, in which the main thing is the struggle of passion and reason, duty and personal feelings), author of comedies, fables (he wrote 400 fables).

The third period (1760s - the first half of the 70s) During this period, the role of mercantile relations in society increases, the dominance of the noble class increases. Parodic genres are actively developing in literature, humorous poems by V.I. Both this and that”), V.V. At the same time, M.M. Kheraskov, the creator of Rossiyada, the Russian national epic, as well as a number of tragedies and dramas (The Venetian Nun, Borislav, Fruits of Sciences, etc.), worked.

Fourth Period Literature of the last quarter of the 18th century developed during a period of upheavals, social upheavals, foreign revolutions (American, French). In the fourth period, the comic opera flourished, the work of D.I. Fonvizin (1745-1792) - the author of many fables ("Festival fables with the explanations of Mr. Golberg"), the play "The Brigadier" and the famous comedy "Undergrowth".

Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (1743-1816) Many poems and famous odes belong to his pen (“Ode on the birthday of Her Majesty ...”, “Felitsa”). Derzhavin was the first to introduce colloquial vocabulary and vernacular into poetry, he strengthened the democratic foundations of the literary language.

Writer, philosopher, poet. Author of the famous Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow. The protest against slavery, spiritual enslavement is the main pathos of this work. The famous fabulist, among whose works there are also tragedies ("Philomela", "Cleopatra") and comedies ("Fashion Shop", etc.)

Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin (1766-1826) N.M. Karamzin led the sentimental-romantic line in literature. He laid the foundation for journalism, criticism, stories, novels, historical stories, journalism. He owns translations of Shakespeare, such significant works as "Poor Liza", "Natalia - the Boyar's Daughter".

"Literature of the era of classicism"- Tragedy, heroic poem, ode, epic. Formation of new literature. last quarter of a century. The origins of world classicism - France of the 17th century. IN AND. Maikov. Russian literature of the eighteenth century. Heroes of classic works. The period of development of classicism. The principle of "three unities" follows from the requirement to imitate nature. features of classicism. Classicism in Russian and world art. Lesson - lecture.

"Literature of the 18th century"- The Parable of the Ten Virgins. Poetics of words. Lyrics. Change of writer's type. Given the year of the Lord 1710. Old and new. practical functions. 18th century literature Lamps. Symbols and emblem. Apologist for royalty. Joke. The structure and navigation of the ship. Noble estate. Sims letters. Word for burial. Feofan's creative heritage. Synodal government. Feofan Prokopovich. Word on the burial of Peter the Great.

"Literature of Russia of the 18th century"- Classicism. Calm. French classicism. Ode to Ascension Day. Nobility. Genre - stylistic reform. F. Shubin. Assignment to the story "Poor Lisa". Appeal to the images and forms of ancient art. Love triangle. Great conquests. N.M. Karamzin. features of classicism. Russian literature of the 18th century. Troubled time. Sentimentalism. Genre ode.

"Literature of the 18th-19th century"- Sentimentalism. "Cain". literary trends. Features of classicism in Russia. Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin. M.Yu. Lermontov poem "Demon". Romanticism. The main features of a romantic hero. Poem "Mtsyri". The originality of Russian sentimentalism.

"Sentimentalism"- Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. Sentimentalism. Lawrence Stern. Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin. Features of Russian sentimentalism. Sentimentalism in England. Novels by Samuel Richardson. Sentimentalism in France. Russian sentimentalism. New Eloise. Thomas Grey.

"Writers of the 18th century"- Attention is drawn to the abundance of traditional bookish archaic elements in the work. The satire of Novikov's journals was directed against serfdom. A.S. Shishkov vs. N.M. Karamzin. Russian literary language in the second half of the 18th century. This thought burned all my blood. Old Slavonicisms are also used by Radishchev for another purpose - to create a humorous effect. The contribution of N.M. Karamzin to the development of the Russian literary language.

RUSSIAN LITERATURE XVIII CENTURIES

Prepared by Borisova Alena Khasanovna,

teacher of Russian language and literature

MBOU Algasovskaya secondary school

Russian literature of the 15th-3rd century developed under the influence of those great changes that the reforms of Peter the Great brought to the socio-political and cultural life of the country.

From the beginning of the 15th-12th century, the old Muscovite Rus turned into the Russian Empire. Peter I introduced the new that he considered necessary for the state.

The second third of the 18th century is an important period in the development of Russian literature

Outstanding figures of Russian fiction appeared (theorists and writers); a whole literary trend is born and takes shape, that is, in the work of a number of writers, common ideological and artistic features are found that are common to all of them.

Literary directions XVIII century

The main focus has been classicism

(from lat. classicus - exemplary).

Representatives of this trend proclaimed the highest image of the artistic creativity of ancient Greece and Rome.

These works were recognized as classic, that is, exemplary, and writers were asked to imitate

them to create truly artistic works.

Artist, by thought

founders of classicism,

comprehends reality to

then display in your art

not a specific person with his

passions, and the type of man is a myth.

If this is a hero, then without flaws,

if the character is satirical, then it is completely funny.

• Russian classicism originated and developed on original soil. It was distinguished by its satirical orientation and the choice of a national and historical theme.

• Russian classicism attached particular importance to the "high" genres: epic poem, tragedy, solemn ode.

Since the 70s of the XVIII century. a new trend in the literature sentimentalism

• In the center of the image put the daily life of a common man. His personal emotional experiences. His feelings and moods.

• With him, new genres appear: travel and sensitive story. A special merit in the development of this genre belongs to N. M. Karamzin (the story "Poor Lisa", "Letters from a Russian Traveler"). A new view of life invaded literature, a new narrative structure arose: the writer looked more closely at reality, portrayed it more truthfully.

Antioch Kamtemir (1708-1744)

January 1, 1732 A. Kantemir was appointed Russian ambassador in London. It was at this time that his literary talent flourished. He writes and translates a lot.

A. Cantemir also wrote a religious and philosophical work

"Letters on Nature and Man".

Greek monastery.

V. K. Trediakovsky (1703-1768)

The poet and philologist Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky was born in Astrakhan, in the family of a priest. Educated at the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy. In 1726 he fled abroad, to Holland, and later moved to France. At the Sorbonne he studied theology, mathematics and philosophy. In 1730 he returned to Russia, becoming one of the most educated people of his time and the first Russian academician. In the same year he published the first printed work - "Riding to the Island of Love", a translation of an old book by a French author. There were also poems by Trediakovsky himself. The publication immediately made him a famous, fashionable poet.

Sincerely devoted to Russian literature, V. K. Trediakovsky was the author of dozens of volumes of translations and a brilliant connoisseur of the theory of European poetry.

A. P. Sumarokov (1718-1777)

At the age of 13, A.P. Sumarokov was sent to the "knight's academy" - the land gentry corps. There were so many lovers of Russian literature here that a “society” was even organized: in their free time, the Cadets read their works to each other. Sumarokov's talent was also discovered, he became interested in French songs, and began to compose Russian songs according to their model.

In the cadet corps, for the first time, the tragedies of A.P. Sumarokov "Horeev", "The Hermit" (1757) were played; "Yaropolk and Dimisa" (1758) and comedies. One of the best is The Guardian, staged in 1768.

Sumarokov rose to the rank of real state councilor and became the most popular poet of his era. He also wrote philosophical and mathematical works.

M.V. Lomonosov (1711-1765)

Lomonosov was a brilliant son of the Russian people, passionately loving his country. It embodied the best features characteristic of the Russian people

The breadth, depth and variety of his scientific interests were striking. He was truly the father of the new Russian science and culture. The most remarkable thing in him was the combination of a scientist, a public figure and a poet.

He wrote odes, tragedies, lyrical and satirical poems, fables, epigrams. Produced a reform of versification, outlined the theory of three "calms"

G. R. Derzhavin (1743-1816)

Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin was born in

Kazan in the family of an army officer. In childhood

he was frail, weak, but different

"extraordinary inclination towards the sciences."

In 1759, Derzhavin nevertheless entered Kazan in

gymnasium. In 1762, G. R. Derzhavin enters

for military service.

After a ten-year soldier's service, G.R.

Derzhavin was promoted to officer.

In 1784, G. R. Derzhavin was appointed Olonets

governor. Not getting along with the governor of the region, he was

transferred by the governor to Tambov.

He wrote the odes "Felitsa", "Monument" and many poems.

D. I. Fonvizin (1745-1792)

D. I. Fonvizin was born in Moscow on April 3, 1745. In 1762, Fonvizin graduated from the noble gymnasium at Moscow University and entered the service of the College of Foreign Affairs.

Since 1769, he was one of the secretaries of Count N.I. Panin.

In the mid 60s of the XVIII century. Fonvizin becomes a famous writer. The comedy Brigadier brought him fame. One of the most significant works of D. I. Fonvizin is the comedy "Undergrowth".

In 1782, he retired and decided to devote himself entirely to literature.

In the last years of his life, D. I. Fonvizin thought hard about the high duties of the Russian nobility.

A. N. Radishchev (1749-1802)

Alexander Nikolaevich Radishchev was born in Moscow, spent his childhood in the Saratov estate. The wealthiest landowners, the Radishchevs, owned thousands of serf souls.

During the Pugachev uprising, the peasants did not give them away, they hid them in the yards, smeared with soot and mud - they remembered that the owners were kind.

In his youth, A. N. Radishchev was the page of Catherine II. Together with other educated young men, he was sent to Leipzig to study, and in 1771, the 22-year-old Radishchev returned to Russia and became a Senate recorder. On duty, he had to deal with a lot of court documents.

Based on the information received, he writes his famous work "Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow"

Results of the development of literature XVIII century

During the 17th century Russian

literature has made significant progress.

Literary trends appear, dramaturgy, epic, lyrics develop

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In this lesson, you will get acquainted with the paradoxes of the political and spiritual life of the 18th century, the reforms of Peter I, their influence on the development of literature, and also understand the special role of the word in Russian medieval culture and literature of the 18th century. You will understand how the principles of classicism and the Enlightenment were combined in literature, how Russian enlightenment arose.

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Replacing religious texts, literature inherited their cultural function, becoming the embodiment of faith and conscience in Russian society, playing the role of an intercessor and confessor, a moral judge, an accuser of evil and opposition to power.

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Classicism and Enlightenment in Russia combined European aesthetics with their own traditions, giving the process a national and aesthetic identity.

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Prokopovich's activities Literature of the Petrine era had an educational function, glorifying the successes of Russia and explaining civil tasks, its main features being topicality and general accessibility. Peter was looking for faithful people who could convince others of the need for change with a word. Feofan Prokopovich (1681-1736), a church leader and writer, became such a person.

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Literature of the time of Peter the Great At the same time, adventurous novels became popular, the readers of which were young nobles, merchants and philistines. Some of the most famous are "History about the Russian sailor Vasily Kariotsky" and "History about the brave Russian cavalier Alexander", where new heroes act - energetic, lucky, resourceful and courageous.

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The assertion of classicism in Russia is associated with the name of Antioch Cantemir (1708-1744) - the son of the Moldavian ruler, an educated, versatile, influential politician and Russian diplomat. For the last 12 years of his life, he was a Russian envoy in London and Paris, communicated with enlighteners, studied the art of classicism.

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One of the most paradoxical figures of the XVIII century. was the personality of V.K. Trediakovsky (1703-1796). He was born in Astrakhan, in the family of a priest, studied at the school of Catholic monks, then at the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy in Moscow, then went to Holland, and from there on foot to Paris.

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In the era of Peter the Great, the literature of Russian classicism arose (Derzhavin, Lomonosov, Trediakovsky, Prokopovich, Sumarokov), which is somewhat different from European literature. She was assigned the role of educating society in the spirit of Peter's innovations. Starting as a student literature (the first writers lived in Europe for a long time), Russian literature by the middle of the century was gaining strength and becoming independent. The authors are more and more subject to their ideas about the rules and taste, leaving the power of European authorities.