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Demon (Russian: Демон) is a poem by Mikhail Lermontov, written in several versions in the years 1829 to 1839. It is considered a masterpiece of European Romantic poetry. Lermontov began work on the poem when he was about 14 or 15 but completed it only during his Caucasus exile. Lermontov wrote six major variations of the poem, and the ...
Sep 6, 2023 · Complete summary of Mikhail Lermontov's The Demon. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Demon.
Nov 3, 2022 · This work tells of a Demon who falls in love with — and attempts to seduce — a Georgian princess, Tamara. Can he be redeemed by love? Will Heaven even allow it?
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But even in her monastic twilling, as under damask's figured gleam, still with the same illicit dream just as before her heart was thrilling. At the altar, in the candle's glow, at moments of most solemn singing, or while the voice of prayer was ringing, would sound those tones she had to know.
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Sep 6, 2023 · Mikhail Lermontov’s The Demon is believed to have been inspired by Lermontov's life, with the character of the Demon mirroring many aspects of the poet’s emotional and psychological state.
May 13, 2011 · Read, review and discuss the The Demon poem by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov on Poetry.com.
Lermontov was one of the first Russian authors to deal with the problem of evil, and his treatment of the demon shows a preoccupation with moral justification and fate. Lermontov also composed...
