Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak. "Poodle"

Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak is a well-known figure in Soviet culture, an interpreter, poet, playwright and outstanding children's writer.

S.Ya. Marshak "Poodle": first editions

Works for children S. Ya. Marshak can be attributed to different genres: songs, counters, riddles, poems, hints and others. Marshak's poem "Poodle" was first published in the publishing house "Rainbow" in 1927. In 1928, the publishing house "Guise" reissued the work, having issued the text illustrations of VV Lebedev.
This talented and already well-known painter-painter came to the children's department of the state publishing house for S. Ya. Marshak in 1924 and for several years was the head of the art editorial board. Working on illustrations for children's works, including "Poodle", VV Lebedev aspired to create clear and convincing images. Two prominent figures of culture headed the department, both were his editors, literary and artistic. Later, in September 1933, they together created the publishing house DetGiz.

Illustrations to the poem "Poodle"

"Poodle" produced and other publishers. For S. Ya. Marshak, the design of his books was of great importance. In 1960, the book was published in the "Children's World" with illustrations by MP Miturich-Khlebnikov. This is one of the brightest and rare editions of the Poodle. S. Ya. Marshak published many of his works in the design of MP Miturich. Illustrations in books for children are extremely important. They help the little reader to better understand the work and assimilate it. Painting and poetry in children's books are inextricably linked.

S.Ya. Marshak "Poodle": analysis of the work

Consider the work of the famous poet in more detail. In the poem, Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak often changed the poem. "Poodle" has also been edited many times. A final version of the poem is available to the modern reader. There are no lines about the comic adventure of an old lady with a poodle in the market, about the pursuit of a cat and those lines where a dog helps a tired grandmother to wash clothes. In the 1960 edition, with illustrations by MP Miturich, an option was introduced that did not change. There are lines about riding heroes of the poem from the mountain, which were not in the early editions.

"Poodle" tells about the life of an old woman and her playful poodle dog. The work consists of 18 stanzas, quatrains and pyatistish. The poem can be divided into 9 micro-totems, each of which occupies two stanzas. The first microthem introduces the heroes of the work, then each subtopic narrates about the adventures of the old lady and the tricks of her poodle. So, the second micro-topic about how the poodle was in the buffet on the platter, the third - about the poodle leprosy, which hid behind the old woman for two weeks, then the subtheme about how the poodle pretended to be dead, the fifth - about the fun of the heroes on the ice slide. The sixth part tells how the chicken pecked the dog, the seventh tells about the poodle-helper, the eighth - about the entanglement of the poodle in the thread. The ninth part is the final one. It is about how the old lady received a leash and a collar as a gift and a reaction to this poodle.

The work is written in a light rhythmic syllable. The lines rhyme crosswise. This was what S.Ya. Marshak. "Poodle" is one of the most frequently translated works.

The poem is well received - even to small readers simply to understand the plot of the work. Easy humor in describing the pranks of the poodle allows you to re-read the poem with pleasure.