Insect symbolism in the oeuvre of B. Poplavsky: Cicadas and grasshoppers
Analyzed in the study is the symbolic meaning of the images of a cicada/grasshopper in the prose and poetry Placemats by Boris Poplavsky in the context of classical antiquity and of the Silver Age art.These insects are often understood as one image, which is the poet’s homage to the antique tradition; the image of a cicada/grasshopper is limi