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D. S. Merezhkovsky
https://doi.org/10.31425/0042-8795-2019-1-260-270
Abstract
Devoted to Dmitry S. Merezhkovsky (1865—1941), a renowned writer, poet, critic, journalist, translator, and a social activist, the article offers an unusual interpretation of his work from the viewpoint of its value to academic literary studies. Consequently, the article focuses on his critical legacy, including numerous articles about Russian and foreign authors. Examined in detail is Merezhkovsky’s invention, the genre of literary portrait and biography, and the subsequent influence of his works about Tolstoy and Dostoevsky on the methodological works of A. Skaftymov, as well as M. Bakhtin’s concept, about the structure of critically analyzed texts (composition, imagery, time and space, details, and speech stylistics). Special importance is assigned to Merezhkovsky’s critical legacy in the development of non-classical aesthetics, open to experimentation. The journal article is supplemented with a detailed bibliography (in accordance with the section hierarchy envisaged for encyclopaedic editions) and formatted according to the journal’s standards.
About the Author
E. A. AndrushchenkoRussian Federation
Elena A. Andrushchenko - Doctor of Philology independent researcher.
10 Bolshoy Gnezdnikovskiy Ln., Moscow, 125009
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For citations:
Andrushchenko E.A. D. S. Merezhkovsky. Voprosy literatury. 2019;(1):260-270. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31425/0042-8795-2019-1-260-270
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