#muravyov

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Muravyov

[ruslit]

Муравьёв  (Muravyov)– born a little later than Derzhavin, 1757: died a little bit before him, 1807 -> so in many ways he was Derzhavin’s contemporary

He deserves more attention!

Became very involved in enhancing the university

1773: first book, a book of fables: you usually don’t start out with such a light genre

1775: his next book of odes: they seem Lomonosovian at first, but then you realize something is up there.

He says he couldn’t write like Lomonosov, even though he wanted to: it’s better for him to use his lyre to praise nature

He is not writing for prosperity

It’s the start of just writing for your own pleasure!

He learned to write from Lomonosov, but to feel from Rousseau.

Derzhavin is trying to reform the system, but Murav’ev is not. 

Murav’ev’s tendency is the one that prevails over Derzhavin’s

Pushkin himself is the one who combines Murav’ev and Derzhavin

[ruslit]

Mikhail Muravyov's (1757-1807) poetry lacks originality, but it is polished and in good taste. He cultivated the familiar genres of the 18th century, tending toward a sentimentalist mode, extolling friendship, family happiness, and the pleasures of rural life with more of a personal note than his predecessors.