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

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

Although memory insists that there is a grave between us,
Though every day I wander languidly to another, -
I can't believe that you forget me
When you are here in front of me.

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

Analysis of Fet's poem “No, I have not 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 her chosen one for the sake of a financially more profitable marriage union. Fet realized his mistake much later, when he received from life everything he aspired to. There was only one thing - clean and sincere love, which he happened to experience once in his life, but failed to save. Only after the death of the poet, it became clear from his diaries that all these years he truly loved not his lawful wife, but Maria Lazich, who tragically died after parting with her beloved. And it was to this girl that the poet dedicated all his poems, hoping in this way not only to throw out his feelings, but also to beg forgiveness from his beloved.

One of these works is the poem “No, I have not changed. To deep old age…”, written in 1887. In it, the poet tries to convince the one who has long been buried 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 not only years, but also the grave separate him from his beloved. But the image of Maria Lazich is so vivid that it seems to the poet that she is always next to him. “I can’t believe that you forgot me when you are here in front of me,” exclaims the poet.

Already in last years Fet's life it will become clear that he is terminally ill and suffers from clouding his 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 fatal mistake committed many years ago. However, he cannot do this, so 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 suicide attempts, believing that it makes no sense for him to live, experiencing constant mental suffering. However, fate would have it that during the next attempt to commit suicide, Fet died not from poison, but from a heart attack. Thus, removed from his soul grave sin voluntary transition to eternity, which cannot be redeemed before God either by prayers, or by love, or by the suffering that befell this amazing poet.

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

The theme of love is the main one in the work of Fet, which in to a large extent associated with his personal tragedy. In his youth, the poet passionately loved the daughter of a Serbian landowner, Maria Lazich. But their love turned out to be tragic: differences in social status became a serious obstacle to marriage. The inability to be with a loved one drove Maria to suicide. She became the only love poet, 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 have not changed. To deep old age ... ”was written on February 2, 1887, in the last period of Fet’s work. It is also dedicated to his deceased beloved. In it, he tries to assure her that he still loves her: "I am the same devotee, I am the slave of your love." He is separated from her not only by years, but also by the grave, but the poet refuses to believe it. Her image is still vivid in his memory, so that it seems as if she is standing right in front of him: “I can’t believe that you forgot me when you are here in front of me!” Fet exclaims.

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 artistic depiction: “the poison of chains” is a paraphrase, “it burns in the blood” is a metaphor, “Even though the memory keeps saying ... Even though I am delirious every day ...” is an anaphora.

Afanasy Fet's poem evokes a whole range of feelings in the soul. This is sadness, and anxiety, and tenderness, and doubt, and longing. It feels the fusion of poetry, painting and music, and the theme of love is revealed so subtly, gently and deeply that you want to reread it again and again.

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Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet

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

Although memory insists that there is a grave between us,
Though every day I wander languidly to another, -
I can't believe that you forget me
When you are here in front of me.

Will another beauty flash for a moment,
It seems to me, just about, I recognize you;
And tenderness of the past I hear a 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 her chosen one for the sake of a more financially beneficial marriage union. Fet realized his mistake much later, when he received from life everything he aspired to. There was only one thing missing - pure and sincere love, which he happened to experience once in his life, but failed to save. Only after the death of the poet, it became clear from his diaries that all these years he truly loved not his lawful wife, but Maria Lazich, who tragically died after parting with her beloved. And it was to this girl that the poet dedicated all his poems, hoping in this way not only to throw out his feelings, but also to beg forgiveness from his beloved.

One of these works is the poem “No, I have not changed. To deep old age…”, written in 1887. In it, the poet tries to convince the one who has long been buried 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 not only years, but also the grave separate him from his beloved. But the image of Maria Lazich is so vivid that it seems to the poet that she is always next to him. “I can’t believe that you forgot me when you are here in front of me,” exclaims the poet.

Already in the last years of Fet's life, it will become clear that he is terminally ill and suffers from a clouding of his 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 the clock and correct the fatal mistake made many years ago. However, he cannot do this, so 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 suicide attempts, believing that it makes no sense for him to live, experiencing constant mental suffering. However, fate would have it 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 to eternity, which cannot be atoned for before God either by prayers, or by love, or by the suffering that befell this amazing poet.