Obraz ptaków mitycznych (Stratim i Gamajun) w wybra-nych wierszach Konstantina Balmonta i Aleksandra Błoka
Image of mythical birds (Stratim and Ganajun) in selected poems by Konstantin Balmont and Alexander Blok

Summary/Abstract: In the works of Russian modernists, we often find mythopoetic images of paradise birds, appearing in various forms and names: Alkonost, Sirin, Stratim, Gama-jun, Firebird, and they are sometimes generally described as “paradise birds”. The subject of the study are selected poems by Konstantin Balmont and Alexander Blok. The goal is to trace to what extent Russian poets use Slavic folk traditions and reflect them in their works and to what extent they modify eternal motifs. Consideration of motifs taken from mythology and folklore in many contexts strives for their hermeneutic interpretation. The poetic language of the given works is analysed and, as a result of the conducted research, it was shown that the traditional image of mythical birds undergoes a poetic transformation, and their basic semantics are transformed.

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