M.E. Levberg’s Play “Danton” as Perceived by А. Blok

The article considers the unpublished play by Maria Levberg, a little known female writer of the Silver Age. Aleksandr Blok praised this drama entitled Danton; thanks to his efforts, it was performed in the Bolshoi Drama Theater in 1919. Danton is discussed in several articles by Blok (Bolshoi Drama...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:60653ec1fbe54f3fa341d3da25180d532021-11-24T15:20:17ZM.E. Levberg’s Play “Danton” as Perceived by А. Blok10.22455/2541-8297-2021-20-115-1302541-82972542-2421https://doaj.org/article/60653ec1fbe54f3fa341d3da25180d532021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://litfact.ru/images/2021-20/04_Zuseva-zkan.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2541-8297https://doaj.org/toc/2542-2421The article considers the unpublished play by Maria Levberg, a little known female writer of the Silver Age. Aleksandr Blok praised this drama entitled Danton; thanks to his efforts, it was performed in the Bolshoi Drama Theater in 1919. Danton is discussed in several articles by Blok (Bolshoi Drama Theater in the Next Season, of 19 May 1919, Tribune (Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus)) and in his correspondence; it is also mentioned in Blok’s notebooks. The author of the article analyzes all these mentions, reconstructs the history of interactions between Blok and Levberg. Some of her letters to the poet are published here for the first time. Blok’s notes on the typed copy of Danton, preserved at the Manuscript Department of the Institute of Russian Literature in Saint Petersburg, are described. The relationship between this version of the play and the version, preserved at the Russian State Archive of Literature and Arts in Moscow, is revealed. The author analyzes the plot and the system of characters, characterizes the concept of history expressed in Danton, and proposes the hypothesis why this play turned out to be so dear to Blok. Blok’s reviews on Danton are compared to those written by A.M. Remizov (who also welcomed the play, as well as other dramas by Levberg — Stones of Death and The Chevalier’s Epee) and by M.A. Kuzmin who displayed a more critical attitude. Finally, the place of this drama among Levberg’s works and her main themes and ideas are considered.Veronika B. Zuseva-ÖzkanRussian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literaturearticlem. levberga. blokdantondramabolshoi drama theaterrevolutionLiterature (General)PN1-6790Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languagesPG1-9665ENRUЛитературный факт, Iss 2 (20), Pp 115-130 (2021)
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topic m. levberg
a. blok
danton
drama
bolshoi drama theater
revolution
Literature (General)
PN1-6790
Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languages
PG1-9665
spellingShingle m. levberg
a. blok
danton
drama
bolshoi drama theater
revolution
Literature (General)
PN1-6790
Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languages
PG1-9665
Veronika B. Zuseva-Özkan
M.E. Levberg’s Play “Danton” as Perceived by А. Blok
description The article considers the unpublished play by Maria Levberg, a little known female writer of the Silver Age. Aleksandr Blok praised this drama entitled Danton; thanks to his efforts, it was performed in the Bolshoi Drama Theater in 1919. Danton is discussed in several articles by Blok (Bolshoi Drama Theater in the Next Season, of 19 May 1919, Tribune (Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus)) and in his correspondence; it is also mentioned in Blok’s notebooks. The author of the article analyzes all these mentions, reconstructs the history of interactions between Blok and Levberg. Some of her letters to the poet are published here for the first time. Blok’s notes on the typed copy of Danton, preserved at the Manuscript Department of the Institute of Russian Literature in Saint Petersburg, are described. The relationship between this version of the play and the version, preserved at the Russian State Archive of Literature and Arts in Moscow, is revealed. The author analyzes the plot and the system of characters, characterizes the concept of history expressed in Danton, and proposes the hypothesis why this play turned out to be so dear to Blok. Blok’s reviews on Danton are compared to those written by A.M. Remizov (who also welcomed the play, as well as other dramas by Levberg — Stones of Death and The Chevalier’s Epee) and by M.A. Kuzmin who displayed a more critical attitude. Finally, the place of this drama among Levberg’s works and her main themes and ideas are considered.
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