Graal Arelsky
Graal Arelsky | |
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| Born | Stepan Stephanovich Petrov 1889 Russian Empire |
| Died | 1937 |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, astronomer |
| Language | Russian |
| Literary movement | Ego-Futurism |
| Notable works | Blue Ajour, Egopoetry in Poetry |
Graal-Arelsky (Russian: Граа́ль-Аре́льский, IPA: [ɡrɐˈalʲ ɐˈrʲelʲskʲɪj] (
listen); 1889-1937) or Stepan Stephanovich Petrov (Russian: Сте́фан Сте́фанович Петро́в, IPA: [ˈsʲtʲɛfən ˈsʲtʲɛfənəvʲɪtɕ pʲɪˈtrof] (listen)), was a poet of Ego-Futurism in Russia. He co-founded the Academy of Ego-Poetry with fellow Ego-Futurist Konstantin Olimpov.[1] Arelsky is also an identified astronomer.[1]
Works[]
One of Arelsky's earliest works was the book of verse released in 1911. It is entitled the Blue Ajoure (Goluboi azhur) and was noted for its imitations of Konstantin Balmont and Vasily Bryusov's poetry.[1] This text was, however, praised by Alexander Blok for its portrayal of the stars.[1] A year later, he published the article, Egopoetry in Poetry (Egopoezii v poezii) in which he argued that Ego-poetry aims to glorify egoism as the only true and vital intuition.[2] He also maintained that man is a creation of nature so that she rules his actions and egoism, which she placed inside of man and should be developed, is what unites all humanity.[3]
Arelsky was also one of the authors of Prolog Ego-Futurizm, a brochure on Ego-Futurism published in October 1915, along with Igor Severyanin, Olimpov, and George Ivanov.[4] A manifesto was also released the following month.
Several notable literary works were published after he left Ego-Futurism and joined the Acmeist Guild of Poets.[1] These include the Tales from Mars (Povesti o Marse), a compilation of three interconnected fictional stories about a Martian workingman revolution against their capitalist oppressors.[1]
Quote: God is eternity. Man in being born is separated from it.
— Graal-Arelsky Ego Poetry in Poetry, Russian Manifesto 1912
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Markov, Vladimir (1968). Russian futurism: a history. University of California Press. p. 67. OCLC 438701.
- ^ Berghaus, Günter (2018). Handbook of International Futurism. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-027347-2.
- ^ Hirsch, Edward (2014). A Poet's Glossary. Boston: HMH. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-15-101195-7.
- ^ Cohen, Milton A. (2004). Movement, Manifesto, Melee: The Modernist Group, 1910-1914. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-7391-0905-2.
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