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Anton Antonovich Delvig | |
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| Born | 17 August [O.S. 6 August] 1798 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 January [O.S. 14 January] 1831 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Occupation(s) | poet and journalist |
Baron Anton Antonovich Delvig (Russian:Анто́н Анто́нович Де́львиг[note 1],romanized: Antón Antónovich Délʹvig,lit. 'ɐnˈton ɐnˈtonəvʲɪtɕ ˈdelʲvʲɪk';German:Anton Antonowitsch Freiherr[note 2] von Delwig; 17 August [O.S. 6 August] 1798 – 26 January [O.S. 14 January] 1831)[citation needed] was a Russianpoet andjournalist ofBaltic German ethnicity.
Anton Delvig was of Baltic-German descent from paternal side. He studied in theTsarskoye Selo Lyceum together withAlexander Pushkin andWilhelm Küchelbecker with whom he became close friends. Küchelbecker dedicated a poem ('O, Delvig') to him; this poem was later set to music byDmitri Shostakovich in the ninth movement of hisfourteenth symphony. Delvig is also mentioned in Pushkin's famousnovel in verseEugene Onegin, being compared to the young poetLensky.[1] Delvig commissioned a portrait of Pushkin fromOrest Kiprensky, which Pushkin bought from Delvig's widow after his friend's death.[2] In 1820, Delvig metYevgeny Baratynsky and introduced him to the literary press.
In his poetry, Delvig upheld the waning traditions of RussianNeoclassicism. He became interested in Russianfolklore and wrote numerous imitations of folk songs. Some of these were put to music by the composersAlexander Alyabyev andMikhail Glinka.[3]
As a journalist, Delvig edited the periodicalNorthern Flowers (1825–1831), in which Pushkin was a regular contributor. In 1830–1831, he co-edited with Pushkin theLiteraturnaya Gazeta, which was banned by the Tsarist government after information laid byThaddeus Bulgarin.
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