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Lermontov and the German Poets

Lermontov and the German Poets LEO HECHT L e r m o n t o v a n d the G e r m a n P o e t s During the past several decades it has become virtually impossible t o review a single Western critical work on Lermontov without finding numerous references to the great debt he owes to English literature, more specifically to Byron. The same works have a tendency to pay only minimum lip service to any influence which German liter- ature may have had on Lermontov's development as an artist; in fact, many fail even to mention it. A search for German material on this subject was also, contrary to my expectations, quite fruitless since German criticism seems t o have been primarily con- cerned with Lermontov's reception in G e r m a n y . Yet, Lermontov's ardent interest in German literature was o f much greater significance and o f longer duration than is pop- ularly believed. Lermontov's initial acquaintance with the German language came quite early. After the death o f his mother when he was only three years old he was, in fact, raised by a German governess by the name o http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Canadian-American Slavic Studies Brill

Lermontov and the German Poets

HECHT, LEO
Canadian-American Slavic Studies , Volume 10 (3): 400 – Jan 1, 1976
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Brill
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© 1976 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0090-8290
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2210-2396
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10.1163/221023976X00990
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LEO HECHT L e r m o n t o v a n d the G e r m a n P o e t s During the past several decades it has become virtually impossible t o review a single Western critical work on Lermontov without finding numerous references to the great debt he owes to English literature, more specifically to Byron. The same works have a tendency to pay only minimum lip service to any influence which German liter- ature may have had on Lermontov's development as an artist; in fact, many fail even to mention it. A search for German material on this subject was also, contrary to my expectations, quite fruitless since German criticism seems t o have been primarily con- cerned with Lermontov's reception in G e r m a n y . Yet, Lermontov's ardent interest in German literature was o f much greater significance and o f longer duration than is pop- ularly believed. Lermontov's initial acquaintance with the German language came quite early. After the death o f his mother when he was only three years old he was, in fact, raised by a German governess by the name o

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