Chapter Russia, Armenia, Europa nella visione di Andrej Bitov
Abstract
The article explores the cultural and linguistic interrelationship of Russia, Armenia and Europe through the lens of quotation and intertextuality in Andrei Bitov’s Armenian Lessons (first edition 1969). This text is the ideal site for demonstrating the importance of quotation in the author’s prose. We address two different aspects of this question, first Bitov’s literary and cultural intertextual references; second, his quotations from everyday language. In both cases, the “language of the Other” seeps into the text, forming bridges that connect apparently distant cultures.
Keywords
Andrej Bitov; Armenia; Russia; Europe; intertextuality; quotationDOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-910-2.23ISBN
9788864539102, 9788864539102Publisher
Firenze University PressPublisher website
https://www.fupress.com/Publication date and place
Florence, 2019Series
Biblioteca di Studi Slavistici, 43Classification
Sociology