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Russian Literature and Its Demons

Russian Literature and Its Demons

Davidson, Pamela

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Series: Slavic Literature, Culture & Society, Book 6

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 1845457579
ISBN13: 9781845457570
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: Nov 1 2010
Pages: 548
Weight: 1.59
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Merezhkovsky's bold claim that all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. This substantial collection fills the gap. A comprehensive analytical introduction by the editor is follwed by a series of fourteen essays, written by eminent scholars in their fields. The first part explores the main shaping contexts of literary demonism: the Russian Orthodox and folk tradition, the demonization of historical figures, and views of art as intrinsically demonic. The second part traces the development of a literary tradition of demonism in the works of authors ranging from Pushkin and Lermontov, Gogol and Dostoevsky, through to the poets and prose writers of modernism (including Blok, Akhmatova, Bely, Sologub, Rozanov, Zamiatin), and through to the end of the 20th century.

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