“No, I haven't changed. Until deep old age ... "Afanasy Fet

No, I haven't changed. To a deep old age
I'm the same devotee, I'm a slave to your love
And the old poison of chains, gratifying and cruel,
It still burns in my blood.

Though memory keeps repeating that there is a grave between us,
Although every day I deliriously wander to another, -
I cannot believe that you would forget me,
When you are here in front of me.

Will another beauty flicker for a moment,
It seems to me, just about, I recognize you;
And the tenderness of the past I hear the breath,
And, shuddering, I sing.

Analysis of Fet's poem “No, I haven't changed. Until deep old age ... "

The late period of Afanasy Fet's work is inextricably linked with the name of Maria Lazich - a girl with whom the poet was once in love, but broke off relations with his chosen one for the sake of a financially more profitable marriage. Fet realized his mistake much later, when he received everything from life that he aspired to. There was only one thing - pure and sincere love, which he had to experience once in his life, but could not be preserved. Only after the poet's death did it become clear from his diaries that all these years he really loved not his lawful wife, but Maria Lazic, who tragically died after parting with her beloved. And it was to this girl that the poet dedicated all his soybeans, hoping in this way not only to throw out the feelings he felt, but also to beg forgiveness from his beloved.

One of these works is the poem “No, I have not changed. Until deep old age ... ", written in 1887. In it, the poet tries to assure the one who has long been resting in the earth that he is still a slave to her love. “The old poison of chains, gratifying and cruel, still burns in my blood,” notes Fet. He understands that he is separated from his beloved not only by the years, but also by the grave. But the image of Maria Lazic is so vivid that it seems to the poet that she is always next to him. “I cannot believe that you have forgotten me when you are here in front of me,” the poet exclaims.

Already in last years Fet's life, it will become clear that he is terminally ill and suffers from a clouded mind. However, the cause of his illness lies in unrequited love. The poet is ready to sacrifice all his wealth in order to turn back time and correct the fatal mistake made many years ago. However, he cannot do this, therefore it remains only in the images of other women to try to capture the features of his beloved, being content with the little that he can get from life.

It is noteworthy that over time, Fet convinces himself that he must certainly reunite with his chosen one. Therefore, he makes several attempts at suicide, believing that it makes no sense for him to live, experiencing constant mental suffering. However, fate willed that during the next attempt to commit suicide, Fet died not from poison, but from a heart attack. Thus, he removed from his soul the grave sin of a voluntary transition into eternity, which cannot be redeemed before God by prayers, or love, or suffering, which fell to the lot of this amazing poet.

Love, like poetry, is immortal. This is an eternal theme, which has been and will be addressed by more than one generation of writers and poets.

The theme of love is the main one in Fet's work, which is largely associated with his personal tragedy. In his youth, the poet passionately loved the daughter of a Serbian landowner, Maria Lazic. But their love turned out to be tragic: differences in social status became a serious obstacle to marriage. The inability to be with her loved one brought Maria to suicide. She became the poet's only love, feelings for which he carried in his heart throughout his life. Fet blamed himself for the death of his beloved and was burdened by this guilt. The image of Mary became his moral ideal, which is present in each of his works.

The poem “No, I haven't changed. Until deep old age ... "was written on February 2, 1887, in last period creativity Fet. It is also dedicated to his deceased lover. In it, he tries to assure her that he still loves her: "I am the same devotee, I am a slave to your love." He is shared with her not only by the years, but also by the grave, but the poet refuses to believe it. Her image is still vivid in his memory, so it seems as if she is standing right in front of him: "I cannot believe that you have forgotten me when you are here in front of me!" - exclaims Fet.

The poem is saturated with love longing and despair. Tragic and doomed to eternal suffering, but at the same time a fiery image lyrical hero the author conveys with the help of means of artistic depiction: "the poison of chains" is a paraphrase, "burns in the blood" is a metaphor, "Though memory repeats ... Though every day I delirium ..." - anaphora.

The poem by Afanasy Fet evokes a whole range of feelings in the soul. This is sadness, and anxiety, and tenderness, and doubt, and longing. You can feel the fusion of poetry, painting and music in it, and the theme of love is revealed so subtly, tenderly and deeply that you want to re-read it again and again.

Afanasy Afanasevich Fet

No, I haven't changed. To a deep old age
I'm the same devotee, I'm a slave to your love
And the old poison of chains, gratifying and cruel,
It still burns in my blood.

Though memory keeps repeating that there is a grave between us,
Although every day I deliriously wander to another, -
I cannot believe that you would forget me,
When you are here in front of me.

Will another beauty flicker for a moment,
It seems to me, just about, I recognize you;
And the tenderness of the past I hear the breath,
And, shuddering, I sing.

The late period of Afanasy Fet's work is inextricably linked with the name of Maria Lazich - a girl with whom the poet was once in love, but broke off relations with his chosen one for the sake of a financially more profitable marriage. Fet realized his mistake much later, when he received everything from life that he aspired to. There was only one thing - pure and sincere love, which he had a chance to experience once in his life, but could not be preserved. Only after the poet's death did it become clear from his diaries that all these years he really loved not his lawful wife, but Maria Lazic, who tragically died after parting with her beloved. And it was to this girl that the poet dedicated all his soybeans, hoping in this way not only to throw out the feelings he felt, but also to beg forgiveness from his beloved.

One of these works is the poem “No, I have not changed. Until deep old age ... ”, written in 1887. In it, the poet tries to assure the one who has long been resting in the earth that he is still a slave to her love. “The old poison of chains, gratifying and cruel, still burns in my blood,” notes Fet. He understands that he is separated from his beloved not only by the years, but also by the grave. But the image of Maria Lazic is so vivid that it seems to the poet that she is always next to him. “I cannot believe that you have forgotten me when you are here in front of me,” the poet exclaims.

Already in the last years of Fet's life, it will become clear that he is terminally ill and suffers from a clouded mind. However, the cause of his illness lies in unrequited love. The poet is ready to sacrifice all his wealth in order to turn back time and correct the fatal mistake made many years ago. However, he cannot do this, therefore it remains only in the images of other women to try to capture the features of his beloved, being content with the little that he can get from life.

It is noteworthy that over time, Fet convinces himself that he must certainly reunite with his chosen one. Therefore, he makes several attempts at suicide, believing that it makes no sense for him to live, experiencing constant mental suffering. However, fate wished that during the next attempt to commit suicide, Fet died not from poison, but from a heart attack. Thus, he removed from his soul the grave sin of a voluntary transition into eternity, which cannot be redeemed before God by prayers, or love, or suffering, which fell to the lot of this amazing poet.


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