Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak is a well-known figure of Soviet culture, translator, poet, playwright and an outstanding children's writer.
S.Ya. Marshak "Poodle": first editions
Works for children by S. Ya. Marshak can be attributed to different genres: songs, counters, riddles, poems, sayings and others. Marshakβs poem βPoodleβ was first published in the Rainbow publishing house in 1927. In 1928, the Giz publishing house re-released the work, filling out the text with illustrations by V.V. Lebedev.
This talented and already well-known artist-painter came to the children's department of the state publishing house to S. Ya. Marshak in 1924 and for several years was the head of the art editorial board. Working on illustrations for children's works, including the Poodle,
V.V. Lebedev strove to create clear and convincing images. Two prominent cultural figures led the department, both were its editors, literary and artistic. Later, in September 1933, together they created the publishing house DetGiz.
Illustrations for the poem "Poodle"
"Poodle" was released by other publishers. For S. Ya. Marshak, the design of his books was of great importance. In 1960, the book was published in the Children's World with illustrations by M. P. Miturich-Khlebnikov. This is one of the brightest and rarest editions of Poodle. S. Ya. Marshak published many of his works in the design of M.P. Miturich. Illustrations in children's books are crucial. They help the little reader to better understand the work and learn it. Painting and poetry in children's books are inextricably linked.
S.Ya. Marshak "Poodle": analysis of the work
Consider the work of the famous poet in more detail. Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak often made changes to poems. Poodle has also been edited several times. The modern reader is available to the final version of the poem. There are no lines about the comic adventure of an old woman with a poodle in the market, about the pursuit of a cat and those lines where a dog helps a tired grandmother wash clothes. The 1960 edition, with illustrations by M.P. Miturich, included an option that did not change. There are lines about skating the heroes of the poem from the mountain, which were not in the early editions.
"Poodle" tells the story of the old woman and her playful poodle dog. The work consists of 18 stanzas, quatrains and five-verses. The poem can be divided into 9 microthemes, each of which takes two stanzas. The first microtheme introduces the heroes of the work, then each subtopic tells about the adventures of the old woman and the tricks of her poodle. So, the second microtheme about how a poodle ended up in a cupboard on a dish, the third about leprosy of a poodle that hid behind an old woman for two weeks, then the subtopic about how a poodle pretended to be dead, and the fifth - about the heroes' fun on an ice slide. In the sixth part it is said about how the chicken pecked the dog, the seventh tells about the helper poodle, the eighth - about tangling the poodle in strings. The ninth part is the final one. She is about how the old woman received a leash and a collar as a gift and about the reaction of the poodle to this.
The work is written with a light rhythmic syllable. Lines rhyme crosswise. This is what S.Ya was striving for. Marshak. "Poodle" is one of the most frequently translated works.
The poem is well received - even small readers can easily understand the plot of the work. Easy humor in the description of poodle pranks allows you to reread the poem with pleasure.