Travesty Image of Germany in the Russian Literature of 1840s: I. P. Myatlev’s poem "Sensacii i zamechaniya gospozhi Kurdyukovoy za graniceyu, dans l’etranger
https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2018-3-166-176
Abstract
The paper deals with the image ofGermanyin I. P. Miatlev’s poem "Sensacii i zamechaniya gospozhi Kurdyukovoy za graniceyu, dans l’etranger" ("Madam Kurdukova’s Sensations and Remarks Abroad, dans l’etranger") that is an example of macaronic poetry. The poem marks an important milestone in the transformation of the image ofGermanyin the Russian literature of the 1840s; however, it has not received proper scientific attention. The current research examines the historic and the mundane aspects of the image in question. The historic aspect combines different loci connected with the German history of the Middle Ages and the Modern Times: urban images and urban unions, like theHanseatic League, or certain urban spaces, e. g. churches, etc. Such loci are often connected with historical characters like Charlemagne or Napoleon. The mundane aspect is represented with things, money and goods as a typical attribute of the German (Western) civilization, which leads to the metonymic unity of cities and goods produces there, the way it happens toHamburg. Besides, the mundane element is actualized via the philistine personages, which make the core of German characters in the poem.
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S. S. Zhdanov
Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey S. Zhdanov
10, Plakhotnogo St., Novosibirsk, 630108
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Zhdanov S.S. Travesty Image of Germany in the Russian Literature of 1840s: I. P. Myatlev’s poem "Sensacii i zamechaniya gospozhi Kurdyukovoy za graniceyu, dans l’etranger. The Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. 2018;(3):166-176. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2018-3-166-176
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