Overlooked Russian greats: Fet
Learn the letter ‘Ф’ and discover the poet of pure beauty and elusive moments.
Ф – Фет Афанасий
Afanasy Fet (1820-1892) was a master of lyrical poetry. The main themes of this Romantic poet are nature, love, beauty and art. Fet is also remembered by his contemporaries as a translator of Goethe's 'Faust', Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', poems by Catullus and many other ancient works.