Open «Letters to Ruler» (on Material of Russian Literature of XIX – XX Centuries)

Authors

  • Surovtseva Ekaterina V. Moscow State University of M.V.Lomonosov

Abstract

Ekaterina V. Surovtseva (Moscow, Russian Federation)

It is analyzed open letters in the context of «Letter to Ruler», presented by two invariants – «Letter to Tsar» and «Letter to Chief» on the basis of our earlier research on the material of Russian literature of the XIX – XX centuries. The definition of an open letter is given, brief analysis of specific factual material is presented. Open letters to the Lord belong to this genre subtypes as a letter-declaration (letter by A.I.Herzen, N.G.Chernyshevsky, A.I.Solzhenitsyn), letter-invective (letters by M.K.Tsebrikova, V.G.Korolenko, F.F.Raskolnikov), letter-pamphlet (letter by A.T.Averchenko, V.V.Mayakovsky).

Key words: «letter to ruler», «letter to Tsar», «letter to Chief», open letter, epistolary genre, Russian literature of the XIX century, Russian literature of the XX century.

DOI 10.23683/1995-0640-2019-4-113-119

Author Biography

Surovtseva Ekaterina V., Moscow State University of M.V.Lomonosov

Ph.D. of Philology, Professor of the Russian Academy of natural Sciences, senior researcher. Moscow State University of M.V.Lomonosov

Published

2019-12-25

How to Cite

Ekaterina V. С. (2019). Open «Letters to Ruler» (on Material of Russian Literature of XIX – XX Centuries). Proceedings of Southern Federal University. Philology, (4), 113–119. Retrieved from https://philol-journal.sfedu.ru/index.php/sfuphilol/article/view/1375

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Section

LITERATURE STUDY