Из материалов для комментария к «Капитанской дочке» (26–42)
Notes and Queries on The Captain’s Daughter (26–42)
Author(s): Alexander OspovatSubject(s): Cultural history, Social history, Russian Literature, 18th Century, 19th Century, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Tallinna Ülikooli Kirjastus
Keywords: Gabriel Superfin at 80; 19th-Century Russian Literature; Alexander Pushkin (1799—1837); The Captain’s Daughter; The Minor (Nedorosl’) and his education; Yemelyan Pugachev’s rebellion (1772—1774);
Summary/Abstract: The following notes highlight some of the structural patterns and textual fragments of Alexander Pushkin’s Captain’s Daughter overlooked by previous scholarship. Thus, I address the narrative strategy of shifting a character’s attributes so that the character’s initial connotations are seamlessly transformed into their opposites. This corresponds to the novel’s overall narrative principle of relativizing the seemingly obvious and stable. Additionally, I explore some of the narrative formulas specific to the historical novel, and comment on some of the historical information on the everyday life and social realities of 18th-century Russia contained in The Captain’s Daughter (the various forms of currency used by the different classes; Pugachev’s military equipment, etc.).
Journal: Slavica Revalensia
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 209-236
- Page Count: 28
- Language: Russian
