IMPUDENCE AND BOLDNESS IN N. S. LESKOV'S STORIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS: CHRISTIAN ASPECT OF APPREHENSION

The issue of frequent confusion of the notions of impudence and boldness in patristic texts is explained through the problem of confusing vice and virtue. In the context of virtuousness and sinfulness, these two notions became the focus of two stories from N.S. Leskov’s cycle on the righteous: - Odn...

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Main Author: Nataliya Petrovna Vidmarovich
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Petrozavodsk State University 2012-11-01
Series:Проблемы исторической поэтики
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Online Access:http://poetica.pro/files/redaktor_pdf/1457961695.pdf
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description The issue of frequent confusion of the notions of impudence and boldness in patristic texts is explained through the problem of confusing vice and virtue. In the context of virtuousness and sinfulness, these two notions became the focus of two stories from N.S. Leskov’s cycle on the righteous: - Odnodum (The Singlethought) and The Pygmy, where they are crucial for understanding and interpreting the notion of official duty. Leskov's characters both show Christian mercy and prove a wonderful example of a Christian view of official duty, when every dutiful act turns into a higher service that requires true boldness. The choice between an act of justice and an act of mercy, therefore, turns into a choice between the word and spirit of law stemming from Evangelical lawfulness and legalism. In the context of the two approaches to justice, we also touch upon the question of royal service under Emperor Nicholas I.
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spelling doaj.art-a88fbb8d7a4546f68d4993694b4bac812022-12-21T21:17:45ZrusPetrozavodsk State UniversityПроблемы исторической поэтики1026-94791026-94792012-11-0110724125110.15393/j9.art.2012.355IMPUDENCE AND BOLDNESS IN N. S. LESKOV'S STORIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS: CHRISTIAN ASPECT OF APPREHENSIONNataliya Petrovna VidmarovichThe issue of frequent confusion of the notions of impudence and boldness in patristic texts is explained through the problem of confusing vice and virtue. In the context of virtuousness and sinfulness, these two notions became the focus of two stories from N.S. Leskov’s cycle on the righteous: - Odnodum (The Singlethought) and The Pygmy, where they are crucial for understanding and interpreting the notion of official duty. Leskov's characters both show Christian mercy and prove a wonderful example of a Christian view of official duty, when every dutiful act turns into a higher service that requires true boldness. The choice between an act of justice and an act of mercy, therefore, turns into a choice between the word and spirit of law stemming from Evangelical lawfulness and legalism. In the context of the two approaches to justice, we also touch upon the question of royal service under Emperor Nicholas I.http://poetica.pro/files/redaktor_pdf/1457961695.pdfimpudenceboldnessdutybetrayalpowerrighteous manpolice officer
spellingShingle Nataliya Petrovna Vidmarovich
IMPUDENCE AND BOLDNESS IN N. S. LESKOV'S STORIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS: CHRISTIAN ASPECT OF APPREHENSION
Проблемы исторической поэтики
impudence
boldness
duty
betrayal
power
righteous man
police officer
title IMPUDENCE AND BOLDNESS IN N. S. LESKOV'S STORIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS: CHRISTIAN ASPECT OF APPREHENSION
title_full IMPUDENCE AND BOLDNESS IN N. S. LESKOV'S STORIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS: CHRISTIAN ASPECT OF APPREHENSION
title_fullStr IMPUDENCE AND BOLDNESS IN N. S. LESKOV'S STORIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS: CHRISTIAN ASPECT OF APPREHENSION
title_full_unstemmed IMPUDENCE AND BOLDNESS IN N. S. LESKOV'S STORIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS: CHRISTIAN ASPECT OF APPREHENSION
title_short IMPUDENCE AND BOLDNESS IN N. S. LESKOV'S STORIES OF THE RIGHTEOUS: CHRISTIAN ASPECT OF APPREHENSION
title_sort impudence and boldness in n s leskov s stories of the righteous christian aspect of apprehension
topic impudence
boldness
duty
betrayal
power
righteous man
police officer
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