Zinaida Gippius reading works from her Paris library

On the basis of printed materials in Russian, part of the Merezhkovskys’ private library in Paris, a few biographical facts about Zinaida Gippius are specified, alongside dating the foundation of the aforementioned library. Thus, the article contributes to the study of the Russian-language part of D...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:76918985606b4dd5ab4b2b81b3e0e3542021-11-23T12:51:27ZZinaida Gippius reading works from her Paris library10.22455/2541-8297-2019-14-353-3792541-82972542-2421https://doaj.org/article/76918985606b4dd5ab4b2b81b3e0e3542019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://litfact.ru/images/2019-14/LF-2019-4-14_353-379_Blinova.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2541-8297https://doaj.org/toc/2542-2421On the basis of printed materials in Russian, part of the Merezhkovskys’ private library in Paris, a few biographical facts about Zinaida Gippius are specified, alongside dating the foundation of the aforementioned library. Thus, the article contributes to the study of the Russian-language part of D.S. Merezhkovsky and Z.N. Gippius’ Paris library. Of particular value to researchers of Russia abroad as a special phenomenon and Gippius’ works of the émigré period are her notes on the margins, allowing to reconstruct her reflection of certain literary facts. The article also restores the history of some entries in the Merezhkovskys’ home library. The study of library entries allows to clarify and establish the sources Gippius used for a short story about the Men-of-God sect “He Has Descended” (1904), the articles “Bread of Life” (1901) and “Infatuation” (1904) as well as the poems “On Faith” and “Naked Thoughts” (1902). On the basis of D.S. Merezhkovsky’s notes important additions to the creative history and interpretation of his novel “Peter and Alexei” from the trilogy “Christ and the Antichrist”, as well as the study “L. Tolstoy and Dostoevsky”, are made. The final conclusion reflects the particular importance of the Merezhkovskys’ library in Paris, its composition and the exact time of its formation for the study of Gippius’ works, considering a small number of her own testimonies about her creative process.Olga BlinovaRussian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literaturearticlezinaida gippius(zinaida and dimitri) merezhkovsky’s private parisian books collectiondimitri merezhkovsky’s collection of scientific works in parisnational library of francealexander blokalexander gavronskynikolai barsovrussian popular mysticismfreemasonryafanasy gassievjohann friedrich herbartrussian literature in the late 19th — early 20th centuriesLiterature (General)PN1-6790Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languagesPG1-9665ENRUЛитературный факт, Iss 4 (14), Pp 353-379 (2019)
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language EN
RU
topic zinaida gippius
(zinaida and dimitri) merezhkovsky’s private parisian books collection
dimitri merezhkovsky’s collection of scientific works in paris
national library of france
alexander blok
alexander gavronsky
nikolai barsov
russian popular mysticism
freemasonry
afanasy gassiev
johann friedrich herbart
russian literature in the late 19th — early 20th centuries
Literature (General)
PN1-6790
Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languages
PG1-9665
spellingShingle zinaida gippius
(zinaida and dimitri) merezhkovsky’s private parisian books collection
dimitri merezhkovsky’s collection of scientific works in paris
national library of france
alexander blok
alexander gavronsky
nikolai barsov
russian popular mysticism
freemasonry
afanasy gassiev
johann friedrich herbart
russian literature in the late 19th — early 20th centuries
Literature (General)
PN1-6790
Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languages
PG1-9665
Olga Blinova
Zinaida Gippius reading works from her Paris library
description On the basis of printed materials in Russian, part of the Merezhkovskys’ private library in Paris, a few biographical facts about Zinaida Gippius are specified, alongside dating the foundation of the aforementioned library. Thus, the article contributes to the study of the Russian-language part of D.S. Merezhkovsky and Z.N. Gippius’ Paris library. Of particular value to researchers of Russia abroad as a special phenomenon and Gippius’ works of the émigré period are her notes on the margins, allowing to reconstruct her reflection of certain literary facts. The article also restores the history of some entries in the Merezhkovskys’ home library. The study of library entries allows to clarify and establish the sources Gippius used for a short story about the Men-of-God sect “He Has Descended” (1904), the articles “Bread of Life” (1901) and “Infatuation” (1904) as well as the poems “On Faith” and “Naked Thoughts” (1902). On the basis of D.S. Merezhkovsky’s notes important additions to the creative history and interpretation of his novel “Peter and Alexei” from the trilogy “Christ and the Antichrist”, as well as the study “L. Tolstoy and Dostoevsky”, are made. The final conclusion reflects the particular importance of the Merezhkovskys’ library in Paris, its composition and the exact time of its formation for the study of Gippius’ works, considering a small number of her own testimonies about her creative process.
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