Russian literature and its demons

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Russian literature and its demons

edited by Pamela Davidson

（Studies in Slavic literature, culture, and society, v. 6）

Berghahn Books, 2000

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

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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List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Preface Introduction: Russian Literature and its Demons: Introductory Essay Pamela Davidson PART I: TRADITIONS AND CONTEXTS Chapter 1. Nostalgia for Hell: Russian Literary Demonism and Orthodox Tradition Simon Franklin Chapter 2. The Russian Folk Devil and His Literary Reflections Faith Wigzell Chapter 3. Antichrist Enthroned: Demonic Visions of Russian Rulers Kevin Platt Chapter 4. Divine Service or Idol Worship? Russian Views of Art as Demonic Pamela Davidson PART II: LITERARY DEMONS Chapter 5. The Muse and the Demon in the Poetry of Pushkin, Lermontov and Blok Pamela Davidson Chapter 6. Lermontov's The Demon: Identity and Axiology Robert Reid Chapter 7. The Devil is in the Detail: Demonic Features of Gogol's Petersburg Julian Graffy Chapter 8. The Devils' Vaudeville: "Decoding" the Demonic in Dostoevsky's The Devils W. J. Leatherbarrow Chapter 9. Rozanov and His Literary Demons Liza Dimbleby Chapter 10. The Demon. The Mythopoetic World Model in the Art of Lermontov, Vrubel, Blok Avril Pyman Chapter 11. The Demonomania of Sorcerers: Satanism in the Russian Symbolist Novel Adam Weiner Chapter 12. Symbolist Devils and Acmeist Transformation: Gumilev, Demonism, and the Absent Hero in Akhmatova's Poem Without a Hero Michael Basker Chapter 13. Playing Devil's Advocate: Paradox and Parody in Zamiatin's "The Miracle of Ash Wednesday" Philip Cavendish Chapter 14. Literary Representations of Stalin and Stalinism as Demonic Rosalind Marsh Index

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