‘Five Stories’ by B. L. Pasternak about Art: Towards the Interpretation of the Cycle
- Authors: Kunitsyn G.V.1, Polivanova D.K.1, Polivanov K.M.1
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Affiliations:
- National Research University Higher School of Economics
- Issue: No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 135-160
- Section: Публикации и сообщения
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0131-6095/article/view/309388
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31860/0131-6095-2025-1-135-160
- ID: 309388
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Abstract
The article offers an interpretation of the cycleFive Tales, that opens B. L. Pasternak’s fourth book of poetry,Themes and Variations. Through textual analysis, the instantiation of the book’smain «themes» (inspiration, art, love, nature, temptation) in the cycle is outlined, as well as their mergence into a unified composition. Furthermore, the article explores the mechanisms of transposition and variation of the «themes» borrowed by the author from his predecessors: Shakespeare, Goethe, Pushkin, and Blok.Five Talesis showcased as a «system-forming» cycle that defines the foundational motifs ofThemes and Variationsas a whole and the logic of the book’s unfolding.
About the authors
G. V. Kunitsyn
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Email: georg2399@yandex.ru
Moscow
D. K. Polivanova
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Email: dasha.polivanova@gmail.com
Moscow
K. M. Polivanov
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Author for correspondence.
Email: polivanovnew@gmail.com
Moscow
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