Серебряное перо Русского Путешественника: к прочтению одной сложной литературной истории
This article focuses on Karamzin’s seemingly off-hand remark about the fact that all the Letters of a Russian Traveler were written not with the traditional goose-feather quill-, but rather silver-nibbed pen. A brief study of late-18th century metal pens and their cultural connotations shows that t...
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This article focuses on Karamzin’s seemingly off-hand remark about the fact that all the Letters of a Russian Traveler were written not with the traditional goose-feather quill-, but rather silver-nibbed pen. A brief study of late-18th century metal pens and their cultural connotations shows that the silver pen in this period was not only a new, fashionable, and convenient writing implement, but also a symbol for the arrival of the modern era. And, as a close reading of Letter of a Russian Traveler demonstrates, that is also the case for the protagonist’s repeated references to his silver pen. The author argues that Karamzin’s invocation of this meaning-laden writing implement, especially in connection with his appropriation of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, made it possible for the Russian novelist to offer his readers a series of remarkable ideological statements about enlightenment in general, and Russia’s place in the modern world in particular.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c303db3dca8453aa74724f7ce1dbbbd2023-03-29T14:43:04ZdeuIllinois Open Publishing NetworkВивліоѳика2333-16582020-12-01810.21900/j.vivliofika.v8.792Серебряное перо Русского Путешественника: к прочтению одной сложной литературной историиСтепан Попов0Национальный исследовательский университет - Высшая школа экономики (Санкт Петербург) This article focuses on Karamzin’s seemingly off-hand remark about the fact that all the Letters of a Russian Traveler were written not with the traditional goose-feather quill-, but rather silver-nibbed pen. A brief study of late-18th century metal pens and their cultural connotations shows that the silver pen in this period was not only a new, fashionable, and convenient writing implement, but also a symbol for the arrival of the modern era. And, as a close reading of Letter of a Russian Traveler demonstrates, that is also the case for the protagonist’s repeated references to his silver pen. The author argues that Karamzin’s invocation of this meaning-laden writing implement, especially in connection with his appropriation of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, made it possible for the Russian novelist to offer his readers a series of remarkable ideological statements about enlightenment in general, and Russia’s place in the modern world in particular. https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/vivliofika/article/view/792Карамзин, Письма Русского Путешественника, серебряное перо, Кант, Просвещение, публичная сфера, модерность, литературная прагматика, культурная политика,Karamzin, Letters of a Russian Traveler, silver pen, Kant, Enlightenment, public sphere, modernity, literary pragmatics, cultural politics |
| spellingShingle | Степан Попов Серебряное перо Русского Путешественника: к прочтению одной сложной литературной истории Вивліоѳика Карамзин, Письма Русского Путешественника, серебряное перо, Кант, Просвещение, публичная сфера, модерность, литературная прагматика, культурная политика, Karamzin, Letters of a Russian Traveler, silver pen, Kant, Enlightenment, public sphere, modernity, literary pragmatics, cultural politics |
| title | Серебряное перо Русского Путешественника: к прочтению одной сложной литературной истории |
| title_full | Серебряное перо Русского Путешественника: к прочтению одной сложной литературной истории |
| title_fullStr | Серебряное перо Русского Путешественника: к прочтению одной сложной литературной истории |
| title_full_unstemmed | Серебряное перо Русского Путешественника: к прочтению одной сложной литературной истории |
| title_short | Серебряное перо Русского Путешественника: к прочтению одной сложной литературной истории |
| title_sort | серебряное перо русского путешественника к прочтению одной сложной литературной истории |
| topic | Карамзин, Письма Русского Путешественника, серебряное перо, Кант, Просвещение, публичная сфера, модерность, литературная прагматика, культурная политика, Karamzin, Letters of a Russian Traveler, silver pen, Kant, Enlightenment, public sphere, modernity, literary pragmatics, cultural politics |
| url | https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/vivliofika/article/view/792 |
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