Brief biography of Annensky

Alexander Khristoforovich Vostokov Creativity Domestic literary critic Mikhail Pavlovich Gasparov in an article on Annensky listed the four main hypostases of the work of Annensky, four of his talents: a lyricist who has gained posthumous glory; reverence translator; critic who deserves praise; The playwright is thoroughly forgotten. Back in Kyiv, Annensky took the vow to translate into Russian all the tragedies of his beloved Euripides and began to do this in his free hours.

Then, in St. Petersburg, he worked for years on translations and comments to them and, in the end, carried out his idea - translated into Russian all 17 tragedies of ancient Greek tragic and satirical drama "Kilap". In the year, the Enlightenment Partnership released the whole volume of the tragedies of Euripides, translated by Innocent Annensky. The Russian reader of the 21st century perceives the figure of Euripides inseparably from the figure of Annensky, to the same extent, Annensky is perceived and revealed through the shadow of Euripides.

Even the literary pseudonym of the poet and writer “Nick.

T-O ”borrowed from the Odysseus-the hero of the Euripids“ Kiklop ”. Thanks to Annensky, we have the opportunity to read in Russian works by Heine, Horace, Baudelaire, Verlaine and many more literary geniuses. In the year, the first and only lifetime collection of Annensky poems “Quiet Songs” was published. His diverse journalism appeared in the symbolist magazine "Pass" only in the year.

He wrote a lot “on the table” and did not participate in literary discussions that gained popularity in the last decade of the 19th century in the year, Annensky became a member of the “society of zealots of the artistic word”, and gave lectures at the “Poetic Academy”. Innocent Fyodorovich showed the talent of the playwright, creating a tragedy based on ancient Greek myths: Melanippa-philosopher year, “Tsar Ixion” year, “Laody” year, “Family-Ciparad” year.

Makovsky and poet M. They invited the poet to cooperation in the new monthly literary and artistic magazine Apollo, which promised him a literary future, which he secretly dreamed of. In the summer of the year, Annensky wrote a large article “On modern lyrism” - a critical review of Russian poetry of recent years. In the first issue of Apollo, along with this review, his original verses appeared.

Annensky made a huge contribution to the world of intricate lines. His poem "Bells" can be called futuristic. The second poetic collection of Innocent Fedorovich “Cypress Casket”, published in the year, four months after his death brought the poet a deserved recognition and fame. The poems “Among the Worlds”, “Oreanda”, “Silver noon”, “Ice prison”, “October myth” and other works, were included there.

The poem “Among the Worlds”, the main symbol of which is the mysterious star, is imbued with faith in the indestructible values ​​that are not subject to time. Among the worlds among the worlds, in the flickering of one star, I repeat the name ... not because I love it, but because I am languishing with others. And if the doubt is hard for me, I am looking for an answer alone with her, not because it is light from her, but because she does not need light with her.

For all the modesty of the creative heritage, Annensky was and remains one of the brilliant stylists of symbolism. Personal life about the poet’s personal life is not enough because of his isolation, non-contact, which have become almost a fundamental life position. Despite the response, a cautious thirty -six -year -old widow, the mother of two sons, was in no hurry to become a student’s wife, who was fourteen years younger than her.

They got married only after Annensky graduated from the university. The spouses had a son Valentine. Death by official concerns Annensky was overlapped from all sides and in vain asked for resignation, by irony, having received it on the day of death. In the fall of the year, Annensky was asked to give a course of lectures on Greek drama in women's higher historical and literary courses established by Nikolai Pavlovich Raev.

He had to drive from Tsarskoye village to Petersburg almost daily. Tiring trips and a large responsibility in his ideas, apparently, finally stiffened the health of a person with a sick heart. This is what the last day of Annensky’s life, described by his son, looked: “Meanwhile, the day was very difficult and diverse: in the morning - a lecture at the highest female courses of Raev, then the reception and classes in the district, after - a meeting of the scientific committee, in the evening - a meeting in the society of classical philology, where he was supposed to read an abstract of the Tauride priestess of Evripid, Rukelai and Goshchelai, Rukelai and Gose And finally, that evening he promised his listeners in women's courses for at least a minute, but still to call on their party.

In the interval, he was supposed to have lunch at one lady, a close friend of our family, who lived near the station. Already there, at O. Vasilieva, he felt bad, and so bad that he even asked for permission to lie down.He categorically refused the doctor, however, his father accepted some home indifferent drops and, having lie down a little, left, saying that he was feeling safe.

” Monuments to Innocent Annensky on November 30, on December 13, unexpectedly for everyone, Innocent Fedorovich Annensky died of a heart attack at the age of x years, right on the steps of the Tsarskoye Selo Station. A monument to the poet was erected in Tsarskoye Selo. In the year of the almanac’s editorial board “Menstrel” established the International Literary Prize. For financial reasons, this award was awarded only once.

In the year, by the anniversary of the death of Innocent Fedorovich Annensky, it was decided to revive the literary prize of the magazine Menstrel.