Izvestiya of Saratov University.
Philology. Journalism
ISSN 1817-7115 (Print)
ISSN 2541-898X (Online)

Literary criticism

The Image of an Enemy in Humorous Rhymes Dedicated to WWII (Based on Tver Region Archives)

In the article the image of an enemy in humorous rhymes dedicated to WWII is analyzed. The central theme is the image of Adolf Hitler. In the conclusions the enemy image is shown as an archaic one. The sphere of humorous rhymes existence is shown. The article is based on the archive materials from the expeditions to Tver region.

The Author’s Preface to the Lifetime Complete Works of D. S. Merezhkovsky

In the article on D.S. Merezhkovsky’s example the question on the nature and appointment of author’s prefaces to lifetime complete works of Russian writers is brought up. The author comes to a conclusion about genre similarity of the considered preface of D. S. Merezhkovsky to a confession and sermon.

«Foolish for Myth’s Sake»: to the Problem of Personal and Creative Strategy of V. V. Rozanov

In the article the concept of «foolishness for Christ’s sake» is analyzed in the light of socio-cultural tendencies of the beginning of the XXth century. The legitimacy of regarding V. V. Rozanov as one the «foolish» of his time is established. The fact is that Rozanov’s «foolishness» was defined by a behavioural stereotype of the beginning of the XXth century culture according to which he «was creating» a personal myth.

Time and Thing (on the Material of the Poetry by S. Surganova)

In this article the approaches to the research of the poetic and song heritage of S. Surganova are outlined; the author’s ideas of time and space are analyzed.

The Problem of National and Other‑National in Modernism and Avant-garde

On the example of the literary activity of the Futurists, Imagists, Zaumniks the peculiarities of modernist and avant-garde solution to the problem of the national are investigated

CHEKHOV'S CHAIR "IN THE OBRAY" IN THE PERCEPTION OF THE WRITERS OF THE XX CENTURY

The article reviews the estimates of A.P. Chekhov "In the Ravine" writers of the twentieth century. (L. Tolstoy, M. Gorky, E. Zamyatin, V. Nabokov, I. Bunin, B. Zaitsev, K. Chukovsky, A. Solzhenitsyn). Writers are primarily interested in the artistic nature of the story, pay attention to the close and important features of poetics. As a result, the conclusion is drawn about the versatility of the story of A.P. Chekhov, as 

 

EXISTENT GENERAL GENUS IN THE MODERN SPANISH LANGUAGE. TO THE PROBLEM OF LINGUISTIC DISCRIMINATION

The article analyzes the use of nouns of the general kind in modern Spanish: two main trends of their transformation are considered in the framework of the process of linguistic feminization, which has become more acute in the last decade, the causes of such changes are being studied. The second part of the work describes the main events of the Hispanic world, which have influenced the eradication of linguistic discrimination on the basis of gender in the modern Spanish language of official authorities, mass media, educational institutions.

 

BERLIN DISCOURSE IN THE NOVEL A. DUBLIN "BERLIN, ALEXANDERPLATZ"

The article is devoted to the examination of documentary and pseudo-documentary elements of the image of Berlin in the novel by A. Döbli-on "Berlin, Alexanderplatz. The Tale of Franz Bieberkopf "(1929). The possibilities of "new constructivism" and the technique of installation for creating the image of a metropolis, the "Berlin discourse" of the novel and its functions are considered.

«Theatre de la Revolution» of R. Rolland. To the Problem of the Synthesis of Arts

The article is dedicated to “Theatre de la Revolution” of R. Rolland – a cycle of plays about the French revolution of 1789, which is viewed in the aspect of the problem of the synthesis of the arts (in this case – the literary and musical arts). As a result of the analysis of «Theatre de la Revolution» poetics compared to the symphonic quality of Beethoven (who Rolland was guided by), the naturalness and the reasonableness of Rolland’s including the musical symphonic element in his dramaturgic cycle is proved.

Born at the Turn of the Centuries: On the Tragic Consciousness in the Works of Kuzebay Gerd

The article analyses Kuzebay Gerd’s creative work that had been developing at the turn of the centuries. The events of this period impacted the artistic consciousness of the Udmurt poet. Painfully perceived historic disasters are reflected in the tragic world-view of his works.

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