Blok, Aleksandr

Country/Region:: Russia
Born:: November 28, 1880
Dead:: August 7, 1921
Genres:: Poetry, Drama, Miscellaneous prose

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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok is one of the great masters of Russian symbolism. He combined the early Russian literary tradition with modern stylistic devices such as free verse, sound symbols, complex meter and new patterns of rhyme and rhythm, largely inspired by contemporary French poetry.

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The article written by: Maria West. Published: January 22, 2012

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