On Yecenin's Concept Of "Peasant Paradise"

Yecenin grew up in the Ryazan countryside of Russia and had a deep feeling towards nature. His lyrics showed sincere emotions and beautiful melodies with breathtaking charm of art.His concept of"peasant paradise"came out from his deep feeling for rural villages. It consisted of three parts: the peaceful and quiet social environment, rich and happy material life and cozy and traditional way of life. Russia in the early 20th century changed rapidly, so Yecenin's"peasant paradise"concept was also affected by the social environment. From the"happy land"formed in romantic angle to destruction during the"spiritual crisis"period under the brutal reality till the concept of advanced industrialization which full of contradictions during the late period of creation. The development and change of the poet's social concept was closely connected with the time.Reread his creation ,we can notice that the brand–new Yecenin s"natural sense"made up of"the sense of harmony of the nature world"and"the equal sense of againsting anthropocentrism", that is, the connotation extension of his concept of"peasant paradise."...