The Meaning of Memory in Bunin and Hippius

This paper illustrates the meaning of memory by the fate and change in spiritual orientation of Ivan Bunin and Zinaida Hippius, two prominent literary figures of the late tsarist Russia and interbellum émigré Paris. Most importantly, it examines the post-revolutionary transformation of values and r...

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Autor principal:	Svetozar Poštić
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Publicado:	Vilnius University 2021
Materias:	memory recollection Ivan Bunin Zinaida Hippius revolution Russian religious mind Literature (General) PN1-6790 Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languages PG1-9665
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f822ef9863df4574809e8999bdeea6912021-11-23T09:31:23ZThe Meaning of Memory in Bunin and Hippius10.15388/Litera.2021.63.2.30258-08021648-1143https://doaj.org/article/f822ef9863df4574809e8999bdeea6912021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/literatura/article/view/25066https://doaj.org/toc/0258-0802https://doaj.org/toc/1648-1143 This paper illustrates the meaning of memory by the fate and change in spiritual orientation of Ivan Bunin and Zinaida Hippius, two prominent literary figures of the late tsarist Russia and interbellum émigré Paris. Most importantly, it examines the post-revolutionary transformation of values and reconciliation with external circumstances and internal afflictions of these two writers. The significance of memory becomes prominent in Bunin after his realization of the tragic and frightening consequences of the revolution, which results in his turn to the past as the source of tranquility and comfort. Hippius’s diaries and poetry, especially after her husband’s death, also show her turn toward eternal values and away from the hitherto paramount terrestrial, fleeting aspirations. The oeuvres of both writers are placed in the context of pre-revolutionary orientation towards the past that is contrary to the modernist shift to the future, which announced and precipitated the Russian Revolution of 1917. Svetozar PoštićVilnius University articlememoryrecollectionIvan BuninZinaida HippiusrevolutionRussian religious mindLiterature (General)PN1-6790Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian languagesPG1-9665DEENFRLTRULiteratūra (Vilnius), Vol 63, Iss 2 (2021)
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