have been recounted from the point of view of upper-class men. Because
this is the only viewpoint we have, we have not recognized its inherent
assumptions about art and life, much less questioned them. Other per-
spectives and a rethinking of definitions of “good” poetry would allow
us to conceive of alternatives to these assumptions, enriching our un-
derstanding of Russian poetry of this period and of the society it reflects.
174 In Conclusion: Noncanonical Men Poets