AN ICON IN THE PROSE OF V. F. ODOEVSKY
An icon appears in some works of V. F. Odoevsky: “Ball”, “Princess Zizi”, “The Witness”, “Unforgettable house”, “An Orphan”. It is never referred to just as a part of the interior or the Russian color. An icon is invariably the centre of Holiness, heroes always pray in front of it. Not only doesn...
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| description | An icon appears in some works of V. F. Odoevsky: “Ball”, “Princess
Zizi”, “The Witness”, “Unforgettable house”, “An Orphan”. It is never referred
to just as a part of the interior or the Russian color. An icon is invariably the
centre of Holiness, heroes always pray in front of it. Not only doesn’t Odoevsky
describe icons, he doesn’t name them either, because icons have a sacral
nature that cannot be shown in a secular writing. In “The Witness” the writer
talks about imperfection of the language and failure to put into words sacred
thoughts and senses. But this idea, having come to the main character’s mind
in the Church, gives a special religious connotation to the unexpressed.
Remarkably, Odoevsky never uses the word icon referring to Western
European art. He considers images of Madonna and Saint Cecilia to be
paintings and puts them in the context of everyday life. According to modern
researchers this kind of perception is typical for Russian writers and Orthodox
consciousness in general. The analysis of an icon in the prose of Odoevsky
demonstrates the depth of his religious searching and the importance of
Orthodoxy in his philosophy and aesthetics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce9e767103f04c2193737eb4491155c22022-12-21T23:39:48ZrusPetrozavodsk State UniversityПроблемы исторической поэтики1026-94792015-11-0113116117310.15393/j9.art.2015.2921AN ICON IN THE PROSE OF V. F. ODOEVSKYYuliya N. Sytina0Moscow Regional State UniversityAn icon appears in some works of V. F. Odoevsky: “Ball”, “Princess Zizi”, “The Witness”, “Unforgettable house”, “An Orphan”. It is never referred to just as a part of the interior or the Russian color. An icon is invariably the centre of Holiness, heroes always pray in front of it. Not only doesn’t Odoevsky describe icons, he doesn’t name them either, because icons have a sacral nature that cannot be shown in a secular writing. In “The Witness” the writer talks about imperfection of the language and failure to put into words sacred thoughts and senses. But this idea, having come to the main character’s mind in the Church, gives a special religious connotation to the unexpressed. Remarkably, Odoevsky never uses the word icon referring to Western European art. He considers images of Madonna and Saint Cecilia to be paintings and puts them in the context of everyday life. According to modern researchers this kind of perception is typical for Russian writers and Orthodox consciousness in general. The analysis of an icon in the prose of Odoevsky demonstrates the depth of his religious searching and the importance of Orthodoxy in his philosophy and aesthetics.http://poetica.pro/files/redaktor_pdf/1449768369.pdf: V. F. Odoevskyiconpaintingecphrasisprayerthe spirit of secular art |
| spellingShingle | Yuliya N. Sytina AN ICON IN THE PROSE OF V. F. ODOEVSKY Проблемы исторической поэтики : V. F. Odoevsky icon painting ecphrasis prayer the spirit of secular art |
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| title_short | AN ICON IN THE PROSE OF V. F. ODOEVSKY |
| title_sort | icon in the prose of v f odoevsky |
| topic | : V. F. Odoevsky icon painting ecphrasis prayer the spirit of secular art |
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