Who is the supervisor? This is a special post at the Printing House

Children's literature began its development as an independent direction in the 17th century. Its founders are Savvatiy, Karion Istomin and Simeon Polotsky. Who were these people? What made them do literary work? Consider the example of the poet Savvaty.

Who is the help

He is a man who occupied a very important position in the 17th century at the Moscow Printing Yard. He could only be appointed a royal person. And for this he needed to have a good education and an impeccable reputation. A person who claims to be a supervisor must necessarily be recognized in the upper strata of society, and also enter the circle of the royal family.

Savavaty had all the characteristics listed. The first children's poet left short descriptions of his biography in his own works.

Biographical information

Studies conducted by writers suggest that Savvaty had a wife and children. But in one of the epidemics, which often at that time raged in Europe and in Russia, he lost his family.

The facts indicate that after the sad events Savvaty had his hair cut into monks. He began to serve in the Kremlin in one of the court churches. It was then that his acquaintance and rapprochement with the members of the royal family occurred.

Appointment to office

An educated man was seen not only by the tsar, but by many noblemen of the time. Patriarch Filaret personally recommended a monk for service at the Printing House, where he received a post, which was called a handler. This opened up new opportunities for Savvaty.

He began to actively engage in educational activities. There is evidence that he had a school opened, where the children of the nobles were trained. Teaching at home was also not excluded from the practice of the educator.

Teaching children, Savvaty understood that in the arsenal of educators of that time there was little special literature that would help in the development of the child, his teaching the basics of science. The supervisor tried to correct this circumstance by engaging in writing children's poems. Of the twenty famous works of the poet eleven written specifically for the younger generation. Most of them are placed in a book for reading, which was published by the Moscow Printing House in 1634. Three years later, the textbook was reissued. It was in this issue of the book that scientists discovered children's verses that the writer wrote. They are kind, diverse in subject matter, easy for children's perception of the work. Such an appeal to the child was an innovation in the literature. The poetry of Savvaty was immediately noticed and appreciated by critics.

Themes of children's works

Today the admonitory word of the authors of books or textbooks is not something unusual for the reader. But in the first half of the XVII century such an appeal of the author was a real innovation. It was this poem Savvati wrote for his little readers. The work was placed at the beginning of the book, intended for teaching reading. In it, the author convinces children of the importance of the knowledge they receive. Calls for diligence and compares studies with real hard work. In addition, several times the author starts talking about the need for respectful attitude to the mentors involved in the education and upbringing of children.

Savvaty in another poem tries to speak frankly with a child who is very capable of studying, but is unusually lazy. Educator chooses not threats and desire to kill a student physically, but persuasion.
In another work, the poet shows this same student, who has already changed his attitude towards learning. The author finds words of praise for the pupil. From literary devices Savvaty uses vivid imagery comparisons, oppositions, which makes the language of works understandable and memorable.