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- Ideological and artistic concept of “The Tale of the Destruction of Riazan”
- Pervushin M.V. Ideological and artistic concept of “The Tale of the Destruction of Riazan”. Vestnik of Kostroma State University, 2021, vol. 27, № 3, pp. 77–85 (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2021-27-3-77-85
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2021-27-3-77-85
- УДК: 821.161.1'0.09
- Publish date: 2021-08-18
- Annotation: The article reveals the ideological and substantive concept of one of the most striking monuments of Old Rus’ (medieval) writing “The Tale of the Destruction of Riazan”. This old Rus’ tale has often become the subject of study of literary scholars and historians. At the same time, it was extremely popular among the Old Rus’ scribes. More than a hundred copies of this “Tale” have survived. The article draws attention to previous research. Some conclusions are described and unresolved questions are raised. Then the content of the “Tale” itself is gradually and consistently examined. The generalisation of the epic image of the feast battle is made. Its existence is proved not only in the indicated formula of the “death cup”, but as the idea of the whole work. It was this image that ultimately influenced its structure, subordinated the ideological and artistic conception of the author. Thus, “The Tale of the Destruction of Riazan” is a thoughtful heroic story about the past. It contains a holistic picture of the life of the people and presents in harmonious unity the original artistic concept – the description of the battle as a feast. At the same time, the entire “Tale” being analysed, according to the evidence presented in the article, turns into Praise, and not just its last panegyric part. The main meaning of the whole work transforms the story of the death of Riazan into a description of the glory and greatness of the entire Riazan land. The author of the “Tale” surrounds the Riazan princely family with an aura of holiness. He glorifies them, triumphing on the last sweet-voiced chords of the whole story, full of “inner pathos”.
- Keywords: Old Rus’ literature, prince, feast, “Tale of Destruction of Riazan”, praise, epic
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