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Precursori ai simbolismului rus din perspectiva Şcolii Formale ruse
Precursors of Russian Symbolism from the perspective of Russian Formalism

Author(s): Aura Hapenciuc
Subject(s): Comparative Study of Literature, Russian Literature, 19th Century, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: precursors; formalism; musical suggestions; ambiguity; romantic discourse; symbolist discourse;

Summary/Abstract: The paper Precursors of Russian Symbolism from the perspective of Russian Formalism proves that symbolism continues the myths, the subjects and the motives already present in the 19th century Russian literature, but in the same time it transforms and reinterprets them. Russian symbolists not only recognized their precursors in the works of Aleksandr Puşkin, Feodor Tiutcev, Nikolai Gogol, Mihail Lermontov, Feodor Dostoievski, Lev Tolstoi, Afanasi Fet, but also tried to explain the symbolist elements present in their works in many articles and critical studies. We can add the opinions of Russian formalists that identified the common ideas between precursors and symbolists: the transgression of the appearances, the musicality, the rhythmical syntax, the importance of the intonation in the realization of musical effects, the concern for the lost senses of the words etc.

  • Issue Year: XLIX/2013
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 49-60
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian