"The Old Man" — "the New Man" in the works of F. Fenelon Cover Image

"Ветхий человек" — «новый человек» в творениях Ф. Фенелона
"The Old Man" — "the New Man" in the works of F. Fenelon

Author(s): Galina Kosych
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Česká asociace slavistů
Keywords: F. Fenelon; Telemachus; Selected Spiritual Creations; antiquity; allegorical function; Christianization; moral; spiritual transformation

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the works of F. Fenelon—Telemak, Selected spiritual creations. The reasons for the success of his translated works in Russia are briefly analyzed. The article highlights the peculiarities of understanding the works of antiquity in them: the Christianization of ancient material by Fenelon. Telemachus wanderings, "the search for the father by the son" are accompanied by the process of the hero's moral growth, moral transformation, replacement of the "old man" with a "new man".

  • Issue Year: XIV/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 45-57
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Russian