“Above Me is the Heavens Diversity”： Intertext in the Lyrics by Ivan Elagin

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Aleksandra A. Khadynskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Partial Solution ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Industrial Age ◽  
Literary Allusion ◽  
Cultural Dialogue ◽  
Intertextual Connections ◽  
Second Wave

The relevance of the study is dictated by the need to identify intertextual connections in the lyrics by I. Elagin as evidence of the dialogic nature of his poems, their close connection with the Russian and world literary tradition. The article reveals the problem of detecting intertextual sources in the poetry of the second wave of emigration due to its poor study at the level of poetics, a partial solution of which is proposed in this publication. The novelty of the research lies in the detection of allusions and quotations that have not previously attracted the attention of researchers studying the work by I. Elagin. The aim of the study is to determine the allusive background of the Elagin's lyrics, which is necessary for the poet to organize a cultural dialogue with the metropolis of the literature. Based on the goal, the research methods were determined: the analysis of intertextual relations based on a comparative and historical-literary approach. In the course of the study, conclusions were drawn about the presence of a number of new, previously unnoticed allusive sources of Elagin's lyrics, consonant with his outlook of the emigrant poet, and also revealed the dialogical nature of his work, which is distinguished by the tragic outlook of a man of the new “neon age” - a time that does not accept poetry. In addition, it was determined that his intertextual dialogue with classics and contemporaries reveals the polemic and ambiguousness of his attitude to the new industrial age and, at the same time, faith in the unlimited possibilities of the poetic word, due to the fact that for Elagin, as a poet who formed abroad, it was important to define his own poetic genealogy and his place among Russian poets. As a research perspective, it should be noted the possibility of further consideration of the complex of intertextual connections of the poet, demonstrating his desire to be included in the circle of the “big” literature of the metropolis, to declare the uninterrupted tradition of Russian poetry, but at the same time showing a new look at them from the position of a “non-Soviet” person aesthetic space. Keywords; Ivan Elagin, poetry of the second wave of Russian emigration, intertextual connections, poetry of Russian emigration, literary allusion, traditions of Russian literature

Life Is Elsewhere

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Lounsbery
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
European Standard ◽  
European Model ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Symbolic Geography ◽  
Literary Regionalism ◽  
Western European ◽  
Enduring Power

This book shows how nineteenth-century Russian literature created an imaginary place called “the provinces”—a place at once homogeneous, static, anonymous, and symbolically opposed to Petersburg and Moscow. The book looks at a wide range of texts, both canonical and lesser-known, in order to explain why the trope has exercised such enduring power, and what role it plays in the larger symbolic geography that structures Russian literature's representation of the nation's space. The book brings to light fundamental questions that have long gone unasked: how to understand, for instance, the weakness of literary regionalism in a country as large as Russia? Why the insistence, from Herzen through Chekhov and beyond, that all Russian towns look the same? In a literary tradition that constantly compared itself to a western European standard, the book argues, the problem of provinciality always implied difficult questions about the symbolic geography of the nation as a whole. This constant awareness of a far-off European model helps explain why the provinces, in all their supposed drabness and predictability, are a topic of such fascination for Russian writers—why these anonymous places are in effect so important and meaningful, notwithstanding the culture's nearly unremitting emphasis on their nullity and meaninglessness.

Orthodox symbolism in the history of Russian literature

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Игорь Волосков ◽  
Igor Voloskov
Keyword(s):  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
History Of

The monograph examines the history of Russian literature from the perspective of the development of Orthodox tradition and symbolism. The symbols are analyzed in the context of literary tradition, change of different literary trends, genre features.

scholarly journals Two crossbows and a carbine: Out of the commentary on A.N. and B.N. Strugatsky’s novel “Hard to be a God”

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Irina N. Arzamastseva ◽  
Alexander V. Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Fiction Writers ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sea Monster ◽  
Intertextual Connections

The article is devoted to the study of the functions of the characters’ weapons in A.N. and B.N. Strugatsky’s novel “Hard to be a God”. It is important for writing a commentary on the prologue of the novel. The authors used the historical-typological and mythopoetic research methods. As the result of reviewing the history of words-concepts, as it made by A.N. Veselovsky, the authors managed to study the intertextual connections of “Hard to be a God” with V.T. Shalamov’s poem “Crossbow” and his story “May”, as well as N.S. Gumilev’s poem “Just looks through the cliffs...” and E. Hemingway’s play “The fifth column”. Through these connections, the image of weapons is formed in the work of science fiction writers. It is necessary to destruct the mythological enemy – the sea monster, which symbolizes the social evil within the novel framework. As we have found out, the reason for such an intricate symbolism lies in the peculiarities of the age: the image of the sea monster standing for public evil is due to historical reasons. And since the elimination of social problems by such radical methods, according to the authors, is impossible, the movement towards a bright future should be only gradual and peaceful. As in reality, weapons are fundamentally unable to perform their task. Moreover, the weapon is dangerous for its owner, which indicates the ambivalence of the image. In addition, the comparison, important for the novel “Hard to be God”, of the past and future appears the first in the comparison of crossbows and carbines, further developing by other means. Weapons are involved in creating a number of important motives: doom, the danger of using force, and interference in the course of history.

scholarly journals Vasyl’ Stus and Russian Culture: A Complex Issue

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Achilli
Keyword(s):  
Russian Literature ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Artistic Development ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Literary Heritage ◽  
Literary Genealogy ◽  
Intertextual Connections ◽  
The Many ◽  
Poetic Work

This article is part of a larger project, aimed at studying the many influences and intertextual connections of Vasyl’ Stus, a key figure for contemporary Ukrainian cultural identity, with writers of both Western, Ukrainian and Russian literature. Scholarship on Stus is growing rapidly, yet on the whole it fails to grasp the breadth of his knowledge of foreign literatures. More specifically, studies on the difficult last twenty years of his life often tend to obviate a truly scientific approach to his literary heritage. For fairly obvious reasons, one of the most neglected aspects of his biography as a poet is the role of Russian language, culture and literature in his artistic development. This article argues that a detailed study of the writer's Russian readings and of the possible influence they might have had on his work would help better understand his literary genealogy, his way of thinking and his poetic work. Discussions of works and authors of Russian literature constitute a significant part of Stus's letters. Russian (Soviet) reviews and translations were often for him the key to various foreign literatures and cultures. Russian writers and thinkers aroused his interest in a particular, “privileged” way. Special attention is also paid to the role of Donbas culture in shaping the identity of the young Stus.

scholarly journals The vampires of A. V. Ivanov in light of the gothic tradition of Russian Literature

Litera ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 98-107
Author(s):  
Daria Leonidovna Kulikova
Keyword(s):  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
Horror Genre ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
The Family ◽  
Horror Literature ◽  
Literary Evolution

The object of this research is the novel “Food Block” by A. V. Ivanov and the realization of aesthetics of the horror genre therein. The goal is to establish correlation between the gothic tradition of Russian literature and modern horror literature based on the works of the indicated authors. The article examines the influence of the gothic romantic tradition upon composition and imaginary system of A. K. Tolstoy’s novella. The material of A. V. Ivanov’s novel indicates resorting to the literary tradition on the level of composition and individual images; while overall, the historical experience accumulated by the genre over the decades and significant impact of cinematography manifested on the level of cinematographic techniques. The conclusion is made that in the novel by A. V. Ivanov, the mystical attributes of vampirism, which coincide with the pioneer symbolism, have political implications, which contradicts the horror traditions in gothics. Novellas “The Vampire” and" The Family of the Vourdalak” are the result of accumulation of gothic motifs, such as family curse, mystical house, dream, and portrait that came alive. Comparison of the techniques of creating horror literature allows tracing the paths of literary evolution, and formulating conclusions on modernization of the genre at the present stage. The novelty of this research is define by insufficient research of the topic of typological and genetic links between gothic and modern horror, namely in the works of A. V. Ivanov.

scholarly journals “LUCIFER” AND DEMONIC FIGURES IN THE WORKS OF PUSHKIN AND LERMONTOV

Articult ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 76-82
Author(s):  
Angelika Molnar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Scientific Discourse ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Film Adaptations ◽  
Dysfunctional Family ◽  
The Universe

The article is devoted to the comparative analysis of demonic images and plots in the works of Pushkin and Lermontov about the Demon and in the series “Lucifer” by Netflix. Perhaps this topic goes beyond the scope of scientific discourse, but now the series enjoys such popularity that it has become perhaps the most binged show. This explains the decision of the author of the article to draw parallels between literary masterpieces and not their film adaptations, but a product of popular culture. Of course, the creators of the series did not read Russian literature, but typological similarities are obvious and can be revealed. As a result of the analysis, the series “Lucifer” can be understood as a completely human story of “the most dysfunctional family in the universe”. Our interpretation throws light on it in the aspects of rethinking biblical motives, the provisions of the Christian faith and literary tradition.

scholarly journals Peculiarities of the development of historical stages of basketball in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
L. Balatska ◽  
V. Holovachuk
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Technical Maintenance ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Generalization Of Data

Goal of research: to analyze the stages of historical development of basketball from the period of the first mention on the territory of Ukraine until the present. To solve the tasks set in the work, the following research methods were used: theoretical analysis and generalization of data of scientific methodological literature; historical and logical methods. Research findings. Six historical stages are singled out. The first stage of basketball development in Ukraine (1891-1918) - the period of its origin, the first appearance of basketball within the country; The ІІ-nd stage of formation - 1918-1941 - the second wave of the introduction of basketball in Ukraine; the III-d Stage - the period of development and stability (1944-1960); The IV-th historical stage - the period of Olympic heights (1961-1975); the V-th period (1976-1990) - flourishing, recognition in the world, Ukrainians are represented in the national teams of the USSR. Men's teams are among the best at the USSR championships. VI-th historical stage (period of independence of Ukraine from 1991 to 2019) - the development of basketball during the independence of Ukraine, the organization of the first domestic championships, including professional. Conclusions. Over the years towards the development, basketball has experienced ups and downs, however now we are watching the Championships of Ukraine, which have grown not only quantitatively but also qualitatively. Technical maintenance of competitions is at a high enough level, however the problem of playgrounds, halls remains - it is an actual issue for FBU that gives the big expectation for prospects of development of basketball in our country.

Furor Liturgicus: The Religious Concerns of Russian Poetry

2020 ◽  
pp. 395-411
Author(s):  
Martha M. F. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
The Body ◽  
Poetic Tradition ◽  
The World ◽  
Russian Poetry ◽  
Modern Russian

In a now classic 1994 article Victor Zhivov counters the idea that the eighteenth-century quest to create a modern Russian literature represented a wholesale rejection of Russia’s previous literary tradition. He shows instead how poets appropriated elements of Orthodox liturgical tradition in a bid to adapt the classical notion of ‘furor poeticus’, marking it by the eruption of Church Slavonic norms into modern poetics. This chapter demonstrates how, as Zhivov contends, elements of Orthodox liturgical culture have continued to shape the modern Russian poetic tradition from the eighteenth century into the present. In particular, Russian poets have long presented poetry as uniquely able to transform the world by drawing on Orthodox imagery of theosis or divinization—the transfiguration of human life and thus the world, by the divine light and being. The liturgically inflected religious concerns of Russian poetry that sections address include prophecy, human co-creation with God, the problem of the body, and the role of silence.

L’or, les esclaves, les femmes et les paladins dans l’Histoire de Kazan

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
Pierre Gonneau
Keyword(s):  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Historical Romance ◽  
Russian Literary

“War and Chivalry in the Land of the Tatars: Gold, Slaves, Women and Warriors in the Kazanskaia istoriia”. Kazanskaia istoria (circa 1564–1565?) is a first try at a historical romance in the Russian literary tradition. Inspired by the conquest of Kazan by Russian troops (1552), it enriches the factual narrative with literary themes such as the fabulous and dangerous wealth of the Tatar world: gold, silk, slaves and women. It also expresses a chivalry code and a sense of honor transcending the divide between Christian Russians and Muslim Tatars. These themes will be extensively developed in later Russian literature.

scholarly journals Women Equity Strive in Society Depicted through Animation Film Characters

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-125
Author(s):  
Carlo Yannick Leon ◽  
Emilia Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Second Wave Feminism ◽  
Feminism Theory ◽  
Linguistic Units ◽  
Second Wave

The purpose of this research is to identify the female representation depicted in the Disney Renaissance and to investigate why Disney characters struggle to claim their equity as women in their society. The research methods used in this study are classified as qualitative and descriptive. The documentation method and taking notes techniques are used to collect data. The research also employs two method concepts to analyze the collected data, including a gender equity approach analysis and Simone de Beauvoir's second-wave feminism theory. The data consists of linguistic units from various Disney Renaissance stories. The writer discovered three parts in the description of female representations based on data analysis of the female representations depicted in Disney Renaissance: rebel, wise, and adventurous women; confident, intelligent, and repellent of domestication women; and masculine, loyal, and ambitious women. Furthermore, data analysis of Disney characters' struggles in claiming their equality as women in their society reveals that they outperform patriarchal expectations, reject domestication, and practice emancipation by appropriating masculine attributes and roles.

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