Bovarism – boredom – melancholy. Remarks about heroes of 19th century Russian literature

Bovarism – boredom – melancholy. Remarks about heroes of 19th century Russian literature

The article examines the notion of bovarism which can be seen in the work of the most outstanding Russian writers of the second half of the 19th century, for example Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Anton Chekhov. It seems that the source of bovaristic attitude, which is culturally, socially and...

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Main Author: Aurelia Kotkiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2018-03-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica
Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/polonica/article/view/4587
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spelling doaj-c914650db42e4118979f0a9d0aec11da2020-11-25T00:59:40ZengLodz University PressActa Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica1505-90572353-19082018-03-0149316917810.18778/1505-9057.49.093618Bovarism – boredom – melancholy. Remarks about heroes of 19th century Russian literatureAurelia Kotkiewicz0Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny, Instytut Neofilologii, Katedra Literatury Rosyjskiej, ul. Studencka 5, 31-116 KrakówThe article examines the notion of bovarism which can be seen in the work of the most outstanding Russian writers of the second half of the 19th century, for example Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Anton Chekhov. It seems that the source of bovaristic attitude, which is culturally, socially and psychologically motivated, is the extremity of the Russian character prone to self-sacrifice, offering and suffering, as well as cruelty and sadism. A Russian variant of bovarism is boredom and melancholy.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/polonica/article/view/4587
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title Bovarism – boredom – melancholy. Remarks about heroes of 19th century Russian literature
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