Klaipėdos universitetas

The article examines the transformation and modification of the image of Sofia in the sories of poems cycle by Alexander Blok “Verses about the Beautiful Lady” and the collection of poms by Andrei Bely “Gold in Azure”. The author shows that the image of Sophia Celestial is represented in the works of poets-symbolists at all levels of religious and poetic consciousness, viz. at religious and mystical, ordinary and philosophical ones. It is noted that the image of Sophia, borrowed by the young symbolists from the philosophy of V. Solovyov, is associated in the poetry of A. Blok with the cult of Eternal femininity, and in the creativity of A. Belyy – with solar symbolism.

The article examines the main approaches to the analysis of A. Bely’s poetry, determines the most relevant and productive strategies, and critically comprehends the religious and philosophical views, motifs and images of his contemporaries. It presents an analytical review of articles, reviews, and the first monograph, as well as diaries, memoirs and notes of contemporaries, allowing us to consider Bely against the background of the era, and to identify features of his religious and poetic consciousness.