- Prove that “The Song of the Prophetic Oleg” is a ballad.
- What artistic techniques make the images of Oleg and the magician expressive and memorable? Try to compare some of these techniques and decide what is especially important for the author in the characters' characters.
- When and why did Oleg’s harsh assessment of the magician sound: “a deceitful, crazy old man”?
- Do all stanzas use the same rhyme order? Justify your answer.
- Determine the number of stanzas of the poem and find the stanza that contains the climax of events.
- Compare Pushkin’s ballad and the chronicle source. What difference do you see?
- Prepare plans for a ballad and a passage from the chronicle. Compare them.
- Meeting of the prophetic Oleg with the magician.
- Oleg's conversation with the elder and his prediction.
- Parting with the horse.
- News of the death of a horse.
- Oleg at the remains of his comrade.
- A fatal snake bite and the death of a prince.
- Funeral service for Prince Oleg of his squad.
- Oleg’s memory of a horse, which he once had to part with because of the prediction of the Magi.
- The meaning of the prediction.
- The news of the death of the horse and Oleg’s reproach to the magician.
- The desire to see horse bones.
- Snake bite, illness and death of Oleg.
- Prepare a retelling using one of these plans. When retelling a ballad, try to use poetic lines. Material from the site
- Why did I like “The Song of the Prophetic Oleg”
A ballad is a lyrical poem with a tense and poignant plot. Pushkin's poem is based on a dramatic plot about the prediction of Prince Oleg's death from his faithful horse and the death of the prince. The reader follows the tense development of events with interest and empathizes with the hero of the ballad. The coloring of the work is gloomy and mysterious, it is achieved by the poetic meter often used in ballads - amphibrachium, and is due to the images and events of the “Song...”.
The description of the prince and the magician is built on figurative definitions-epithets. Prince Oleg is called “prophetic” in the ballad, that is, wise, knowing what others are not allowed to know. He is omnipotent, everyone obeys him. The prince takes revenge cruelly and mercilessly for the violent raid of the Khazars.
The magician is endowed with omniscience, a mysterious power that inspires him (“inspired magician”); he is subordinate only to the will of the gods, but not to the prince (“an old man submissive to Perun alone”), the old man is wise, independent and brave.
The prince understands the spiritual height of the magician, and therefore calls him “the favorite of the gods” and asks about the future. But still he addresses him condescendingly, urging him not to be afraid of his princely power and promising a reward.
... Reveal to me the whole truth, do not be afraid of me: You will take a horse as a reward for anyone. The magician calmly and proudly answers: The Magi are not afraid of powerful rulers, And they do not need a princely gift. Their prophetic language is truthful and free and friendly with the will of heaven...
Pushkin endows the magician with restraint and the ability to appreciate Oleg’s virtues: he glorifies his victories, asserts that “an invisible guardian has been given to the mighty,” but his praise for the prince ends with a sad prediction: “But you will accept death from your horse.”
Oleg’s harsh assessment came when he learned that the horse “fell into deep sleep.” The prince's grief gives rise to anger and bitterness; he reproaches the magician and himself for believing in the prediction.
In the stanzas of the “Song...” the first line rhymes with the third, the second with the fourth (cross rhyme); the fifth - rhymed with the sixth line in pair rhyme. This method of rhyming (ababvv) is maintained in all stanzas of the ballad, which gives Pushkin’s narrative integrity and harmony.
The ballad has 17 stanzas, the culmination being the 16th, penultimate stanza, when the magician’s prediction is fulfilled and Oleg’s death overtakes him from the poison of a snake.
The chronicle source is prose, Pushkin's balla is a poetic text. The artistic embodiment of events in a ballad is more vivid and expressive (there are many epithets, metaphors, personifications in the text), because the author of the ballad not only reports about the event, but also strives to create a certain image in the reader, to express your attitude towards the hero.
The story about Oleg in the chronicle is very brief, Pushkin’s descriptions are detailed, presented in a solemn, high style. The poet uses many everyday and historical realities from the chronicle. The character of the hero in Pushkin's narrative is different. The chronicler Oleg does not worry much about separation from his horse; he is only worried about the fulfillment of the prediction. And he wants to see the horse’s bones to make sure that the prediction turned out to be wrong. Pushkinsky Oleg suffers from separation from his horse, he calls the horse a friend and regrets that he is not destined to be buried with his comrade.
Ballad outline
Plan of an excerpt from the chronicle
This is what a retelling of a chronicled episode might look like.
“One day, the Kiev prince Oleg remembered his horse, which he once decided not to ride again, because the wise men predicted his death from his horse. These words sank into the prince’s soul, and he ordered to feed and water his faithful comrade, but never to bring him to him again. Returning to Kyiv four years later, “he remembered the horse,” and Oleg was told that the horse had died. The prince laughed at the magician’s prediction and ordered him to be taken to the place where the remains of the horse lay. Seeing them, “he stepped on the skull,” from which a snake crawled out and stung Oleg in the leg. The prince fell ill and died, and the people mourned him with “great lamentation.”
The story of how the prophetic Oleg died was remembered by me already when I got acquainted with the chronicle. The legend itself about his death is ethical and mysterious. When the great poet spoke about it, the historical episode turned into a work of high poetry. The poet makes us judge both time and the fate of a person. At the same time, his own view of the non-stop running of history, his agreement with the fact that the inevitable cannot be averted, becomes clear to us.
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Topic: “Prince Oleg in literature and history.”
Target: Based on historical documents and works of literature, find out how Prince Oleg appears to readers.
Tasks:1.Teach children to see the connection between history and literature, to draw conclusions.
2.Improve skills in working with additional literature.
3.Develop speech and attention.
Preparation: Repetition of the previously studied work of A.S. Pushkin “The Song...”, acquaintance with the new (K.F. Ryleev “Dumas”), familiarization with historical documents (Nestor the Chronicler “The Tale of Bygone Years”, N.M. Karamzin “About history of the Russian state", B.G. Pashkov "Rus. Russia. Russian Empire. Chronicle of reigns and events of 862 - 1917"), downloading computers.
Equipment: Multimedia projector, computer, mobile computer class, screen.
During the classes.
1."Challenge" stage: words from “Song...” sound:
How the prophetic Oleg is getting ready now
Take revenge on the foolish Khazars:
Their villages and fields for a violent raid
He condemned him to swords and fires;
With his squad, in Tsaregrad armor,
The prince rides across the field on a faithful horse.
Teacher:-What work are we talking about?
Prince Oleg is a personality in history, so we will combine two sciences, history and literature, to get to know this hero better.
You guessed it, there will be an integrated lesson. Try to formulate a topic. (“Prince Oleg in literature and history”). Design of notebooks. The theme is projected onto the screen through a multimedia projector.
U:- What do you know about Prince Oleg?
(Historical information is provided by the student who has prepared in advance or accessed the Internet during the lesson: website pisatel.org/old/).
Student: We know about Prince Oleg from folk tales, where real events are intertwined with fiction. The prince lived in the 1st – 10th centuries, reigned in 897-912, was the governor of the Novgorod prince Rurik. Nestor’s “Tale of Bygone Years” speaks of his talent as a commander and great wisdom, for his foresight his contemporaries nicknamed the prince the Prophetic. In 897, Rurik died and bequeathed his throne to Oleg. After a three-year reign, Oleg left Novgorod to conquer new lands. He conquered Smolensk and Lyubech, took Kyiv by cunning, treacherously killing the princes of Kyiv Askold and Dir and proclaiming Kyiv the mother of Russian cities. He conquered numerous tribes of the Drevlyans, Northerners, Radimichi and created Kievan Rus.
In 907, Oleg prepared to go to war against Constantinople. It was after this successful campaign that he received his nickname. A huge army marched along the sea and shore towards the capital of Byzantium. Emperor Leo the Wise ordered the harbor to be locked with iron chains. Having ravaged the suburbs, Oleg put the ships on specially made wheels and thus outwitted the emperor. The defeated Byzantines promised to pay tribute to Oleg. In honor of the victory, Oleg strengthened his shield on the gates of Constantinople and concluded a peace treaty with the Byzantines.
U:- Formulate the problematic question of the lesson (How does Prince Oleg appear on the pages of literary works and historical documents? What is common and different?) We will answer this question during the lesson.
Questions for work in class:
1. Reasons for Prince Oleg’s campaigns.
2.Character traits identified by historians and
writers.
3. The significance of Oleg’s activities.
4. Death of Oleg.
2.“Awareness” stage: Students have texts on their computers with which they work.
The children research texts, turning to history and literature teachers for help.
3. Stage of “reflection”: Students draw conclusions, supporting them with examples from texts.
1 question: Historians named the goal of Oleg’s campaigns - to make Kyiv the capital, to conquer as much land as possible for the state in order to have trade with rich countries (chronicle, Pashkov, Karamzin).
Karamzin points out that in 882 Oleg went to the Dnieper countries, which he conquered without difficulty. He took Kyiv by cunning (he introduced himself as a Varangian merchant). Having brutally killed princes Askold and Dir, he declared: “Let Kyiv be the mother of Russian cities!” Oleg wanted to live on the border in order to quickly attack foreign lands; he thought of terrifying his neighbors, and not of being afraid of them. He conquered the Drevlyans, the Dnieper northerners, and the Radimichi, thereby ensuring safe communication between the southern and northern Russian regions. Kyiv connected with Novygorod. He turned his gaze to the south. The Greeks showered the barbarians with gold so that they would not terrorize Constantinople. But Oleg, “bored by the silence” (or perhaps envious of the wealth of Constantinople), decided to prove that the treasury should belong to the bolder. Ryleev also indicated the reason for the campaign to Constantinople: “Bored with peaceful silence,” he “flew like a thunderstorm” to “glorious deeds.” Pashkov provides the same information: Oleg’s goal is “to exalt the state of Rus'.”
Ryleev and Karamzin talk about the superstitious Emperor Leon, who relied on astrology and “sought salvation” in it.
Pashkov, Karamzin and Ryleev talk about Oleg’s cunning decision on how to take possession of Constantinople: “Oleg, having developed a white sail on each, suddenly pushed his boats onto the shore.” He put the ships on wheels and moved with the wind on sails towards the city. The result is that the Greeks made peace with Oleg, since Leon (Philosopher - nickname) did not think about the security of his state.
Historians describe the cruelty and atrocities of Oleg’s troops: they ravaged the surrounding area, burned villages, churches, “the houses of Greek nobles,” tormented prisoners, threw the living and the dead into the sea, “swimmed in blood.” But all this was justified in those days.
Writers do not have such terrible details about the behavior of Oleg’s army after the capture of Byzantium.
Ryleev describes the jubilation of the Russian people, who “glorified the exploits of Oleg and praised the gods” and “unanimously gave the name to Prince Prophetic.” Historians have this fact (prophetic - wise), as well as Pushkin: “Your name is glorified by victory: Your shield is on the gates of Constantinople.”
Conclusion: So, the prince’s goal - to strengthen the state - justifies all means. The only stain on the glorious name is the death of the gullible princes of Kyiv - Askold and Dir.
Question 2:
As a result of the work, a table appears in the notebooks:
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Prince Oleg in history |
Prince Oleg in literature |
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"The Tale of Bygone Years": Per year 6420 (912). Took a lot of tribute(for 2000 ships)
Sharp-witted: put wheels under ships, guessed about poisoned wine Pagan: the words of the magician sank into the soul, he swore allegiance according to Russian law Laughed at the magician and reproached him (laughed at faith and was punished for it) Peaceful: Prince, peace had with all countries
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A.S. Pushkin. “Song about the prophetic Oleg”: 1822 Winner: “they remember the past days and battles where they fought together”
Pagan: believes in predictions (“What will happen to me in life?”, “...the gaze and brow are darkened by thoughts”, “gloomy” Laughed at the magician (“deceitful, crazy old man” and was punished Caring : farewell to the horse(students can read the passage by heart, referring to their own illustrations) |
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B.G. Pashkov. Rus. Russia. Russian empire. Chronicle of reigns and events. 862 – 1917 Prince Oleg is the ruler. Power-hungry Insidious: killed Askold and Dir
Cunning: declared himself a Varangian merchant Cruel: killed Askold and Dir, trembled the city Ruler: terrified his neighbors, was not afraid of them, lord of a brave army, a skillful leader, loved by his subjects Visionary: I wanted “convenience” when communicating and trading. Conqueror: Having conquered the north, he turned his weapon to the south: “The treasury of the timid belongs to the brave.” Brave Courageous Grosen(even in old age) Humbled by the years |
K.F. Ryleev. "Dumas". Oleg the Prophet. 1821 or 1822 Power-hungry: seized power from the ward Igor
Considers deeds “glorious” - takes tribute
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Conclusion: Historians and writers note common features in Prince Oleg: lust for power, courage, cruelty, mercilessness towards enemies, ingenuity (cunning), pagan.
From historians: foresight, courage, courage, cunning, loved by the people and the army, peace-loving and humble in old age.
For writers: caring.
Question 3: Historians see the merits of Prince Oleg in the fact that he annexed the best, richest countries of present-day Russia (from Smolensk to the Carpathians) to the state, and was the founder of its greatness. “The strong hand of a hero establishes great empires and serves as a reliable support for them.” No one could compare with Oleg in conquests. The only reproach is the death of Askold and Dir.
Writers noted only the merit of the Prince in the Byzantine campaign. From Pushkin: “Your name is glorified by victory: Your shield is on the gates of Constantinople.” From Ryleev: “... in memory of all centuries, I nailed my shield with the coat of arms of Russia to the Constantinople Gate.”
Question 4: We learn about Oleg’s death from historians and the poet Pushkin.
The chronicle and historical documents say that Oleg reigned for 33 years and died at a very old age. At the end of his life, he “wanted silence” and enjoyed peace. None of the neighbors dared to interrupt his calm. But even in his old age the prince was formidable.
Oleg was buried on Mount Shchelkovitsa: “His grave exists to this day, it is known as Oleg’s grave.”
Pashkov says that some historians are trying to reinterpret Nestor’s chronicle (they belittle the prince’s merits). The historian writes: “... we must not forget that Nestor described what was happening nine centuries before us and looked at these events through the eyes of both a historian and a contemporary.”
Pushkin describes a significant moment in the life of Prophetic Oleg. Historians also have it. Death by horse. “Should I be afraid of him?” - Oleg asked, seeing the bones (at Pashkov’s). “Should I die from this skull?” (in the chronicle). “So this is where my destruction was hidden! The bone threatened me with death!” (from Pushkin). But it was precisely this death that the Grand Duke died.
U: - Have we answered our problematic question?
Conclusion
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By comparing historical and fiction literature, we learn the truth and enjoy beautiful poems embellished with fiction.
U:- Today in class we turned to one of the mysterious periods in the life of Rus' - the reign of Oleg, about which chroniclers, historians and poets wrote. Without the past there is no present. You and I must know the history of our state. (motivation)
- I would like to end the lesson with the words of A.S. Pushkin: “Respect for the past is the feature that distinguishes education from savagery” (projected on the screen).
Students receive grades for their work.
1.You read A.S. Pushkin’s poem “Song of the Prophetic Oleg.” What excited you, what did you remember?
I was worried about Oleg’s fate; it was a pity that he died not on the battlefield, but from a snake bite. I remember his meeting with the fortuneteller and his prophecy about Oleg’s death.
2. How do you imagine Prince Oleg, the magician?
Oleg is a reasonable and fair ruler, a “mighty warrior” who glorified his name with a glorious victory. According to legend, Prince Oleg courageously fought with the Khazars and captured the capital of the Byzantine Empire - Constantinople (the Russians called it Constantinople). Leaving there, as a sign of victory, he nailed his shield on the gates of the city.
Magician - “inspired”, old man, sorcerer, wise and insightful, pagan, believes in Perun and the powers of the earth.
READING, REFLECTING
1.Read the poem to yourself. When and where do the events take place? Talk about the morals and customs of that distant time, using words and expressions from the text.
Prince Oleg ruled in Rus' in the 10th century, as evidenced by The Tale of Bygone Years. Some historians consider Oleg to be a relative of Rurik. He gained power after the death of Rurik in 879 and ruled until Rurik's son Igor came of age. Prince Oleg was an enterprising and warlike man. He annexed the lands along the Dnieper to the state. He captured Smolensk, the city of the Krivichi, then took Lyubech, the city of the northerners. Under him, Novgorod became the second most important city. In 882, Oleg captured Kiev and began to rule there, proclaiming Kiev “the mother of Russian cities.” In 907, under the leadership of Oleg, a successful campaign was made against Constantinople (Constantinople), as a result of which the Russians received a rich tribute from the Byzantines and a few years later signed the first peace treaty with Byzantium.
2. How do you imagine Prince Oleg? Identify episodes that will help you do this. Pay attention to the description of the prince’s appearance, demeanor, behavior at the time of conversation with the magician, his thoughts on the prediction, and attitude towards the horse.
Prince Oleg is a stately ruler, brave, intelligent, courageous, courageous, powerful. He has a “light brow”, “under the formidable armor you know no wounds”, he confidently stays in the saddle, knowing that under him is a “faithful horse”. He behaves with dignity and speaks to the old man with respect. When he heard the fatal prediction, “Oleg grinned, but his forehead and gaze were clouded with thought.” He got off his horse, said goodbye to him affectionately, and ordered him to be inspected and groomed. He is attached to the horse as to a faithful friend, “stroking and patting” its neck with a cool expression. For Prince Oleg, his horse is a “faithful servant”, a participant in all military campaigns, with whom he lived a glorious life. How can one believe that a comrade in arms can cause death? Oleg is trying to cheat fate by giving up his beloved horse. We seem to hear his farewell words:
Farewell, my comrade, my faithful servant,
The time has come for us to part:
Now rest! I won't set foot anymore
Into your gilded stirrup.
3. How do you imagine a magician? Where does he appear in front of the princely squad? What epithets does Pushkin use to characterize his appearance, speech, and behavior?
The magician is an “inspired”, wise old man, a pagan, since he is faithful to Perun, appears before the squad from the dark forest. The author calls him “the messenger of the covenants of the future,” “the wise old man,” “the favorite of the gods,” “the sorcerer.”
“their prophetic language is truthful and free”...
4. Which episode in the poem is the most intense, exciting? Describe in detail the participants in the episode, their speech, behavior?
I think the most intense moment is when the prince is bitten by a snake, at the moment when he steps on the horse’s skull.
Oleg, together with his squad, remembers his war horse and his prediction. Having learned that the horse had died long ago, he, along with Igor and the old guests, went to a hill near the bank of the Dnieper. Here are the horse bones. The prince steps on the skull and burns, “Sleep, lonely friend! Your old master outlived you...” And suddenly a snake crawled out of his skull, hissing, and bit the prince. He screamed. Prince Igor and Olga are sitting on the hill, they remember Oleg, and the squad is feasting near the shore.
5. What details indicate that a lot of time passed between the magician’s prediction and the prince’s death.
This is evidenced by the following lines:
“And their curls are white as morning snow
Above the glorious head of the mound..."
“on a steep hill, he (the horse) had long since fallen into deep sleep”
This is also evidenced by the natural death of the horse and its bones on the hill.
SUMMARY OF IMPRESSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS
1. Why does A.S. Pushkin portray an inspired magician next to Prince Oleg?
The prince is power, and the magician is higher than the prince according to God’s will.
It was not blind fate that sentenced Oleg to death “by his horse,” but his attachment to the horse, which made him cast aside all fears and regret that they had no destiny.
2. Why does the poem end not with a description of Oleg’s death, but with a description of the funeral feast?
The author notes the epithet “at the mourning funeral of Oleg,” i.e. The feast is not sad, but lamentable, which means plaintive, inspiring regret, pity. Since Oleg himself is to some extent guilty of the chain of fatal events, the finale of which was his death.
3. Try to prove that A.S. Pushkin’s work is an epic work.
“The Song of the Prophetic Oleg” is a legend clothed in the form of a ballad:
– based on historical fact
– theme of fate, predestination, inevitability of fate
– compositional feature – inclusion of dialogue (addresses, questions and answers)
WE WORK WITH ILLUSTRATION
The text contains an illustration by V.M. Vasenetsov “Prophetic Oleg and the Magus”. How did the artist depict Prince Oleg, the magician? Is this how you imagined the characters in the poem?
Prince Oleg is depicted as courageous, stately, looking like a hero. The magician looks like a guslar; he is an old man in white robes, with a pancake beard and gray hair. Yes, the presentation is similar.
Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov Borodino 1. How and why are the events of the Battle of Borodino described? 2. How do Borodin’s heroes appear before us in this ballad?3.Did the participants in the Battle of Borodino view their battle with the French as a feat? Why? 4. How do we, the readers of this ballad, perceive these events? 5. Why do you think the story about Borodino comes from the perspective of an old soldier? 6.What technique, borrowed from folk ballads, is used by the author? 7. How are the sounds of battle conveyed in the ballad? What is the name of this literary device? 8. Why did Lermontov choose the ballad genre for the story about the Battle of Borodino? 9. Find the refrain and think about why the story begins and ends with it?
Song about the prophetic Oleg: How the prophetic Oleg is now preparing to take revenge on the foolish Khazars; Their villages and fields for the violent raid were doomed to swords and fires; With the squadin his Tsaregrad armor, the Prince rides across the field on a faithful horse. From the dark forest, towards him, comes an inspired magician, an old man obedient to Perun alone, a messenger of the covenants of the future, who has spent the whole century in prayers and fortune-telling. And Oleg drove up to the wise old man. “Tell me, magician, favorite of the gods, What will happen to me in life? And soon, to the joy of my neighbors-enemies, will I be covered with earth at Mogilnaya? Reveal to me the whole truth, do not be afraid of me: You will take a horse as a reward for anyone.” “The Magi are not afraid of powerful rulers, And they do not need a princely gift; Their prophetic language is truthful and free and friendly with the will of heaven. The coming years lurk in darkness; But I see your lot on your bright brow. Now remember my word: Glory to the Warrior is joy; Your name is glorified by victory; Your shield is on the gates of Constantinople; Both the waves and the land are submissive to you; The enemy is jealous of such a wondrous fate. And the deceptive wave of the blue sea In the hours of fatal bad weather, And the sling, and the arrow, and the crafty dagger The years spare the winner... Under the formidable armor you know no wounds; An invisible guardian has been given to the mighty. Your horse is not afraid of dangerous work; He, sensing the master's will, now stands quietly under the arrows of enemies, now rushes across the battlefield. And the cold and the slashing are nothing to him... But you will accept death from your horse.” Oleg grinned, but his forehead and gaze were darkened with thought. In silence, leaning his hand on the saddle, he dismounts from his horse, gloomy; And a faithful friend is stroked and patted on the neck with a farewell hand. “Farewell, my comrade, my faithful servant, The time has come for us to part; Now rest! No foot will ever step into your gilded stirrup. Farewell, be comforted - and remember me. You, fellow youths, take a horse, Cover it with a blanket, a shaggy carpet, Take it to my meadow by the bridle; Bathe; feed with selected grain; Give me spring water to drink.” And the youths immediately departed with the horse, and they brought another horse to the prince. The prophetic Oleg feasts with his retinue at the merry clink of a glass. And their curls are white as morning snow Above the glorious head of the mound... They remember days gone by And the battles where they fought together. “Where is my friend? - said Oleg. - Tell me, where is my zealous horse? Are you healthy? Is his running still as easy? Is he still the same stormy, playful person?” And he listens to the answer: on a steep hill, he has long fallen into deep sleep. Mighty Oleg bowed his head and thought: “What is fortune telling? Magician, you lying, crazy old man! I would despise your prediction! My horse would still carry me.” And he wants to see the horse's bones. Here the mighty Oleg rides from the courtyard, With him Igor and the old guests, And they see - on a hill, near the bank of the Dnieper, Noble bones lie; The rain washes them, the dust covers them, and the wind stirs the feather grass above them. The prince quietly stepped on the horse’s skull and said: “Sleep, lonely friend! Your old master outlived you: At the funeral feast, which is already not far away, It’s not you who will stain the feather grass under the ax and water my ashes with hot blood! So this is where my destruction was hidden! The bone threatened me with death!” From the dead head the grave snake, Hissing, meanwhile crawled out; Like a black ribbon wrapped around his legs, And the stung prince suddenly cried out. The circular ladles, foaming, hiss at the mournful funeral of Oleg; Prince Igor and Olga are sitting on a hill; The squad is feasting on the shore; The fighters remember the days gone by and the battles where they fought together. 1). Prepare a detailed answer to the questions: what did the magician tell about the life of the prince?, compare the texts of the ballad and the chronicle. , what do you see as the difference and what do they have in common? 2). How is the relationship between the “mighty ruler” and the “wise old man” revealed in their dialogue? What can you say about each of them and who do you think is more attractive? Whose side is the author on? help me please
In the Tale of Bygone Years there is a legend about the death of the Kyiv prince Oleg (10th century), allegedly predicted to him by a sorcerer (priest of the Slavic god Perun). Legend of
The death of Prince Oleg attracted the attention of the great Russian poet A.S. Pushkin, and he embodied it in the poetic lines of his famous “Song of the Prophetic Oleg.” We
we read this work, and pictures of “deep antiquity” appear before us, a poetically reproduced picture of morals, relationships and
characters of a time long past. It’s as if we find ourselves in those distant years when Kievan Rus existed, we hear an ancient speech, we see a prophetic prince,
“a mighty warrior”, his favorite horse, another comrade-in-arms, and his squad, and a wise seer. The image of this “inspired magician” - “favorite of the gods” -
seems especially solemn and unusual. One feels that this hero is no less dear to the author than the “prophetic Oleg” himself, about whom the story is written.
"Song..." Here is a description of the first meeting of the prophetic Oleg with the wise old man:
* With his squad, in the Tsaregrad armor,
* The prince rides across the field on a faithful horse.
* From the dark forest towards him
* An inspired magician is coming...
* An old man submissive to Perun alone.
* The messenger of the covenants of the future.
One can feel both respect for his advanced years, passed in “prayers and fortune-telling,” and admiration for his wisdom. It was through the mouth of the magician-magician that Pushkin
pays tribute to admiration for the courageous prince, who glorified himself in harsh campaigns.
The “Messenger of the Testaments of the Future,” wise with rich life experience, predicts Prince Oleg’s future, but he internally argues with the soothsayer and does not want to
to believe him (having heard the prediction, the prince “grinned; however, his brow and gaze were clouded with thought”), he tries to deceive fate by abandoning his beloved horse. Through
for many years, returning from campaigns, Oleg remembers his faithful comrade, and upon hearing about the death of the horse, it seems to him that he wins the argument with the wise old man
and utters words that reduce the soothsayer’s halo: “You are a lying, crazy old man.” But, having stepped on the horse’s skull and died from the bite of a “coffin snake,” the prince
This confirms that the wise magician was not mistaken.
In the chronicle tale of Oleg’s death, all attention is focused on the event itself, and the magician appears only to fulfill his specific role, and in
In the work of A. S. Pushkin, the wise old man is represented as a central and equal character:
* “The Magi are not afraid of mighty lords,
* But they don’t need a princely gift;
* Their prophetic language is truthful and free
* And is friendly with the will of heaven.”
It is in these words of the sorcerer, pronounced with such pride, that the qualities of the human personality that are most dear to Pushkin are reflected: inner dignity,
independence, human wisdom, the ability to divine and the ability to tell the truth.