Fedor Ivanovich Tyutchev is one of the great Russian poets of the 19th century, who subtly felt the beauty of the surrounding nature. His landscape lyrics occupies a significant place in Russian literature. “Autumn Evening” is a poem by Tyutchev, combining European and Russian traditions, reminiscent of a classical ode in style and content, although its size is much more modest. Fedor Ivanovich was fond of European romanticism, his idols were
William Blake and Heinrich Heine, so his works are sustained in this direction.
The content of the poem "Autumn evening"
Tyutchev left behind not so many works - about 400 verses, because all his life he was engaged in the diplomatic public service, there was practically no free time for creativity. But absolutely all of his works amaze with the beauty, ease, accuracy of the description of certain phenomena. It is immediately clear that the author loved and understood nature, was a very observant person. "Autumn evening" Tyutchev wrote in 1830 during a business trip to Munich. The poet was very lonely and dreary, and a warm October evening brought back memories of his homeland, set him in a lyrical and romantic way. So the poem "Autumn Evening" appeared.
Tyutchev (analysis shows the fullness of the work with a deep philosophical meaning) was not explained using symbols, in his time this was not accepted. Therefore, the poet does not connect the autumn season with the withering of human beauty, the extinction of life, the completion of the cycle that makes people older. Symbolists' evening dusk is associated with old age and wisdom, autumn evokes a feeling of longing, but Fedor Ivanovich tried to find something positive and charming in the autumn evening.
Tyutchev simply wanted to describe the landscape that opened his gaze, to convey his vision of this time of year. The author likes the "grace of autumn evenings", dusk falls to the earth, but sadness is illuminated by the last rays of the sun, which touched the tops of the trees and lit up the foliage. Fedor Ivanovich compared this
unusual phenomenon with a "meek smile of wilting." The poet draws a parallel between people and nature, because in humans such a state is called suffering.
The philosophical meaning of the poem "Autumn Evening"
Tyutchev in his work did not distinguish between living and nonliving nature, because he considered everything in this world to be interconnected. People very often even unconsciously copy some actions or gestures that they see around. Autumn time is also identified with a person, associated with his spiritual maturity. At this time, people stock up on knowledge and experience, realize the value of beauty and youth, but cannot boast of a clean look and a fresh face.
“Autumn evening” Tyutchev wrote with mild sadness about the days gone by irretrievably, but at the same time with admiration for the perfection of the world around him, in which all processes are cyclical. Nature has no failures, autumn brings longing with a cold wind tearing off yellow leaves, but winter will come after it, which will cover everything around with a snow-white coverlet, then the earth will wake up and be covered with juicy herbs. A person, experiencing the next cycle, becomes wiser and learns to enjoy every moment.