Gavriil Nikolaevich Zhulev ( July 5 (17), 1836, Spasskoye Village, Bronnitsky District, Moscow Province - June 30 ( July 12 ), 1878 , St. Petersburg ) - Russian poet - humorist , playwright, actor.
| Gabriel Zhulev | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gavriil Nikolaevich Zhulev |
| Aliases | Mournful poet, Debutant, Gus, etc. |
| Date of Birth | July 5 (17), 1836 |
| Place of Birth | Moscow Province |
| Date of death | June 30 ( July 12 ) 1878 (41 years) |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |
| Citizenship |  Russian empire |
| Occupation | poet , playwright , actor |
| Language of Works | |
| Debut | 1860 |
Content
Biography
Born in the family courtyard landowner. In 1847 he received a holiday pay. Educated at the St. Petersburg Theater School and some time playing on stage in St. Petersburg and in the province. Consisted, like his sister Ekaterina Zhuleva (Nebolsina) , in the troupe of the Alexandrinsky Theater (1853-1875).
Creativity
His first literary experiments appeared in Iskra ( 1860 ) and drew the attention of V. S. Kurochkin . Distinguished by great creative fecundity, in almost every issue of Iskra, Zhulev placed a poem, and sometimes several, being, in addition, an active employee of the Alarm Clock , the Petersburg Newspaper , the Petersburg Leaf, and Dragonflies . In the weekly "Dragonfly" Zhulev edited the poetic section.
Signed with pseudonyms "Mournful Poet", "Debutant", "Gus" and others. In the poems of Zhulev, there is also a bilious, indignant, but the majority is imbued with innocuous humor with all his enthusiasm. Many of them entered the repertoire of actors-readers of the XIX and early XX centuries . Of the works chosen by the author himself, two collections of Songs of the Sorrowful Poet ( 1863 ) and Ba! familiar all faces !!! Rhymes of the Debutant (the Sorrowful Poet) ”( 1871 ). On the first collection of Gabriel Zhulev Saltykov-Shchedrin wrote that
| we recommend this little book to lovers of reading light: they will find in it a bit of wit. In particular, we point to the funny play "Literary Old Believers" |
Several plays were written jointly with Chernyshev, A. A. Sokolov , N. A. Leikin . Together with S. N. Khudekov, Zhulyov wrote a comedy with the verses "Petersburg Claws", which had long been staged at various stages of St. Petersburg , Moscow , and also in the provinces.
Literature
- Russian writers. 1800-1917. Biographical dictionary. T. 2: G - K. Moscow: The Great Russian Encyclopedia, 1992. P. 290.
Sources
- Zhulev, Gavriil Nikolayevich // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.