Re/read The Story of the Artist Fedotov by Viktor Šklovskij? Cover Image

Ri/leggere La storia dell’artista Fedotov di Viktor Šklovskij?
Re/read The Story of the Artist Fedotov by Viktor Šklovskij?

Author(s): Laura Rossi
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Russian Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: SAPIENZA UNIVERSITÀ EDITRICE
Keywords: formalism; Shklovsky; socialist realism; epigraphs; Mayakovsky;

Summary/Abstract: Whereas Viktor Shklovsky's theoretical, critical and autobiographical works have been the subject of research and sometimes polemics, the Tale of the Artist Fedotov, which deals with the sad fate of the "Russian Hogarth" (1815-1852), is almost always ignored. This article compares its numerous editions, written over a period of forty years, revealing its hidden addressee and, perhaps, an unexpected key to its reading.

  • Issue Year: 2/2019
  • Issue No: 62
  • Page Range: 395-418
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Italian