COLONIZED COLONIZER. ON THE MAIN CHARACTER OF YURY DOMBROVSKY’S DERZHAVIN Cover Image

SKOLONIZOWANY KOLONIZATOR. O BOHATERZE POWIEŚCI JURIJA DOMBROWSKIEGO DZIERŻAWIN
COLONIZED COLONIZER. ON THE MAIN CHARACTER OF YURY DOMBROVSKY’S DERZHAVIN

Author(s): Monika Knurowska
Subject(s): Russian Literature
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycytyczne
Keywords: Yury Dombrovsky’s Derzhavin; Alexander Etkind; the disintegration of empire; colonizer; a victim of colonization;

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to draw attention to the possibility of analyzing Yury Dombrovsky’s debut novel Derzhavin using methods and tools developed on the ground of postcolonial theory and research, in particular, based on the metaphor of„internal colonization”developed by Alexander Etkind. Dombrovsky’s construction of the space, time and place of the piece of work’s action and, above all, the main character’s silhouette provide an opportunity to explore the links between power and literary text.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 182
  • Page Range: 66-80
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish