"Taras on Parnassus": a summary. Konstantin Verenitsyn "Taras on Parnassus"

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"Taras on Parnassus" is a satirical work of classical Belarusian literature of the 19th century. There are still disputes about the authorship of the poem, but most scientists are inclined to believe that it belongs to the pen of Konstantin Verenitsyn. This article presents the poem "Taras on Parnassus" (summary).

The work was enthusiastically accepted by many writers of that time. Bogdanovich M. A., a Belarusian poet, spoke especially well of him. He said that the poem was written in a living language and aptly emphasizes the whole truth about Russian literature and the place in it of many of the mentioned writers.

"Taras on Parnassus" in abbreviation

Summary begins with a description of the main character. They are the forester Taras. He was a responsible and honest person, he did not swear with anyone and did not abuse alcohol. Taras loved his work very much, and even at night,when he couldn't sleep, he went to guard the forest.

Somehow a story happened to a forester. Early in the morning he went hunting to shoot black grouse. Hearing a sound and thinking it was a bird, he ran and ran into a bear. By some miracle, having escaped the attack, Taras found himself in the next world. The surprised forester could not believe his eyes, a wonderful world opened up before him: the birds sang around, the flowers delighted the eye. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a curly-haired, chubby boy appeared with a bow and arrows on his shoulder. When asked by Taras about where he was, the child replied that there was a road from the other world straight to the sacred mountain. What happened next, you will find out by reading the summary. "Taras on Parnassus" is a work that glorifies Belarusian literature of that period and denounces some critics.

Sacred Mountain

The forester, without getting help from the boy in finding a way, went wherever his eyes looked. Taras walked for a long time and finally saw Parnassus in front of him. There were a lot of people crowding around the mountain, everyone had hands full of books and magazines. Everyone wanted to get to the top and for this he was ready to tear others to shreds. The author makes a special allusion to the presence of Bulgarin (editor of the Severnaya pchela magazine), his colleague Grech, and the Russian writer Sologub. The work "Taras on Parnassus", a summary of which is presented in this article, is accusatory. Fast forward to the world of the poem again.

Suddenly everyone was silent for a moment. The Four Writers Appeared(Pushkin, Gogol, Zhukovsky and Lermontov), they effortlessly, freely and with dignity flew to the sacred mountain.

Resident of the Gods

With great difficulty, Taras also climbed to the top. The first thing he saw was a huge house. Around it was a large yard where cattle grazed. Entering the house, Taras was surprised to notice that the house was full of gods, there were not even empty seats anywhere. Each of them went about his own business: Neptune repaired the net and watched the children, Saturn weaved bast shoes, the goddesses washed clothes, Mars and Hercules fought, and Zeus warmed himself on the stove. The beautiful Venus was spinning in front of the mirror, and Cupid was flirting with the girls. Here's how the brief summary describes everything that happens. Taras on Parnassus decided to stay and watch what happens next.

Feast

Suddenly the mountain shook. It turned out that Zeus turned over on the stove. He told everyone that it was time to eat. Gebe's maid immediately quickly set the table, served alcohol. All the gods dropped their business, gathered at a large and long table and began to eat. Meanwhile, Hebe endured more and more new dishes: porridge, jelly, oatmeal pancakes, bacon and other treats of predominantly Belarusian cuisine. Taras, seeing so many dishes, also wanted to eat. By this time, all the gods were drunk and began to sing, and Bach even started vulgar ditties.

Dancing

Goddesses, having heard the sounds of the pipe, began to dance. Chubby slender Venus, Neptune with a nymph andVesta with Jupiter - no one was left behind. The gods danced, forgetting about age and decency. Even Mars got so excited that he began to play with the nymphs and jump around. Everyone had fun, and those who were unable to dance were transferred to sleep under the benches.

Taras was so merry that he ran to the center and started dancing too. The forester danced so well that all the gods opened their mouths in surprise. But Jupiter could not resist, went up to Taras and asked where he was from and who. The forester replied that he was an ordinary person, but he did not know how he got here. And Taras told the gods on Parnassus a summary of what happened to him. The gods learned that during the hunt he met a bear and was so frightened that he did not even understand how he found himself among them. Taras complained that during all this time he was very hungry. Zeus, hearing these words, gave a sign to Hebe, and she brought a bowl of soup and bread to the forester. Taras, having satisfied his hunger, just thought that it was time to go home, when suddenly two marshmallows grabbed him and dragged him into the same forest from which he had come. This is the adventure that Taras had on Parnassus. A summary of it must have amused you.

Return to old life

After this incident, Taras has changed a lot. Since then, he has not guarded his forest as diligently as before. If someone tried to steal something, the forester did not interfere. He gave up the habit of walking and guarding the forest at night.

Taras told everything that happened to him, only to one person - the narrator, and he carefully wrote everything down.

The poem "Taras on Parnassus", the content of which we described above, is a vivid example of classical Belarusian literature. This book is required reading for schools in this country.

Despite the disputes about authorship, scientists came to the unanimous opinion that only a person deeply familiar with their own culture could have written the poem "Taras on Parnassus". It was first printed in Russian in 1890, exactly one year after the first publication in Minsk List.