Reflection of theological ideas about spiritual and bodily principles in N. Gumilev's triptych "Soul and Body"

The object of the article is the poetry of Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev, in particular his triptych "Soul and Body". This cycle is considered to reflect in it theological views on spiritual and bodily principles. The article analyzes N. Gumilev's artistic vision of the relationship between soul and body, reflected in the triptych of the same name. Dichotomy considers human nature as a two-part unity of soul and body, while trichotomy looks at man as a trinity of spirit-soul-body. That's why this triptych is amazing, because the name refers to a dichotomous understanding, and the very construction of the cycle and the internal problems prove that the author's perception of human essence was close to a trichotomy. At the same time, in this article I would like to emphasize the fact that dichotomous and trichotomous views on human nature do not contradict each other.   The following methods were used in the work: comparative – historical, system – typological and cultural – historical. Contextual and intertextual analyses of the triptych were performed. The scientific novelty of the article is very high, since the analysis of the works of the authors of the Silver Age at the junction of philological science and theology is carried out quite rarely. In this work, it was important to reflect the fact that Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev was a Christian in fact, his worldview did not contradict the teachings of the Orthodox Church in any way. It is also known that the poets of the Silver Age in many of their works relied on medieval works, and during the Middle Ages the dialogue of soul and body was especially widespread. A detailed analysis of the triptych "Soul and Body" is made, the author's views on the problems of the correlation of material and spiritual principles are considered. It is proved that the poet interpreted the nature of human essence in accordance with the trichotomous concept of the fathers of the Orthodox Church.

Nikolay Gumilev, Orthodox dogmatics, Christianity, Modernism, Acmeism, the dichotomy, the trichotomy, Francois Fillon, anthropology, poetry of the Silver Age