NATURAL IMAGES IN B. AKHMADULINA’S POEMS

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the study of three key natural images in poems of B. Akhmadulina – “garden”, “moon” and “snow”. The main objective of the study is to reveal the symbolic and metaphorical meanings that these images carry and to clarify their deep connection with the poetess’s opinion on poetics. The study shows that these three images form an organic whole corresponding to the logical chain of “function of language”, “creative essence”, “role and mission of the poet”. The image of the garden is a unique chronotope that builds a bridge for exchange between the real world and the world of art, embodies the linguistic ontology of the poetess; the image of the moon reveals the irrational nature of the process of creating poetry – creation serves as an irrational act that goes beyond the will of the poet, and the poet plays the role of a “bridge” between the self-expression of nature and poetic language; through the image of snow, Akhmadulina depicts poetry as a “craft” that requires constant improvement, which demonstrates her ultimate desire for poetic art and her belief in the aesthetic independence of poetry. The study concludes that nature in Akhmadulina’s poetic world is closely connected with the theme of creativity, and natural images are of crucial importance for understanding her whole poetic system. This study contributes to a more complete understanding of Akhmadulina’s creative world, deepens the understanding of the literary value of her poetry, and expands the scope of research on images of nature in Russian poetry.