by semantic meaning of the word "galaxy" implies a certain community of people of one era and one activities.The word originates in Greek mythology.Pleiades - the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, which Zeus ascended to heaven and became a constellation.Six stars are shining bright light, and only one shyly hides - because she, unlike his obedient sisters, beloved of the gods chose to mortals.According to the same mythology, ancient mariners served celestial beacon is a constellation of the Pleiades.
not surprising that the space object for many centuries and millennia became a favorite symbol for the ministers of the Muses.Especially vivid reflection of the constellation of the northern hemisphere found in belles lettres.Even in ancient times, in the III century BC, was born poetic Alexandrian school.Seven poets, refers to it - Homer Jr., Apollo, Nikandr, Theocritus, Aramur, Likotron and Filiki - organized in a separate circle and called themselves "Pleiades."This trend remains in the history of ancient literature as an example of high poetry.
last millennium, history repeated itself.In the Renaissance, in 1540, France declared itself the new poets "Pleiades."It was a time of French Romanticism, and more - craze ancient poetics.A group of young poets, led by Pierre de Ronsard announced a truly revolutionary program for the development of national literature.It is noteworthy that they also had seven, they called their community not only as "Pleiades."It was an attempt to revive and give a new breath of native literature, and at the same time, it was a kind of disregard for age-old traditions of French poetry.
on what the program was based poets "Pleiades"?It was stated in the treatise Joachim du Bellay, and was a kind of manifesto for the revival, but rather to create new literature.The younger generation of poets fought for something to bring in French literature of the ancient tradition of the Alexandrian verse.This wish they explained that it was Hellenic, Alexandrian poetry close to perfection - and syllable, and poetics in general.In frankly weak and controversial treatise he was made a subtle nod to the native language, yes, the French language is beautiful, it has great potential, but it is not as developed as the Greek or Latin, and therefore it should be developed.And what path of development advised to choose "Pleiades"?It was nothing like the imitation of the ancients.
in poetic community were another five - Zhodel Etienne, Jean Antoine de Baifa, Remy Belleau, Jean Dora, Pontus de tiara.The legacy of "Pleiades", which has come down to modern times, has become a well known example of a true French Romantic lyricism and poetry of Pierre de Ronsard than bitter experience mladoellinistov Renaissance.Already in the 70s, in his later years he wrote the real masterpieces, in particular, remained in the history of French literature "Sonnets Elena" - the dedication of his last hopeless love.And they contain no trace of imitation, there is no courtesy to his heart Alexandrine verse, but only a living, suffering soul of a poet.
at a later period in the history of literature has repeatedly sounded in relation to poetry the word "Pleiades."This was, however, especially poets attributive designation of one current or one era.Thus, in modern literary criticism is often used term "Pushkin galaxy of poets", "a galaxy of poets silver" age. "But it is, to quote Goethe, "the new century - other birds."
