BORIS BOZHNEV’S INFINITE CIRCLE

The article considers the work of the outstanding émigré Russian poet B. B. Bozhnev (1898– 1969). His ﬁrst book of poems Bor’ba za nesushchestvovan’e (The Struggle for Non-Existence) (Paris, 1925) is analyzed. Special emphasis is laid on the compositional structure of this collection of poetry, and on the problem of the title and the «kenotic» narrative of the ﬁ nal poem «I est’ bor’ba za nesushche stvovan’e…» («And there is a struggle for non-existence…»). Besides, the article traces the reception of the poet’s writings, from the pronouncements of the emigrant literary critics to the mod- ern studies, and addresses the issue of the controversial deﬁnition of B. Bozhnev’s poetry as «nihilistic» (G. P. Struve). In the stylistic analysis of The Struggle for Non-Existence and other lifetime editions of the poet, a special emphasis is laid on the «contracted phenomenon» of Bozhnev’s poetry space.

Keywords

Russian émigré literature, B. Bozhnev, Bor’ba za nesushchestvovan’e (The Struggle for Non-Existence), the «contracted phenomenon» of the poetry space, kenosis, the «inﬁ nite circle» theme, emigrant literary criticism, modern studies

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23.05.2021

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04.06.2021

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GOST	Vasilyeva M. BORIS BOZHNEV’S «INFINITE CIRCLE» // Russkaia literatura – 2021. – Issue 2 C. 184-194 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/rusliter/s013160950014877-8-1-en (circulation date: 25.04.2024). DOI: 10.31860/0131-6095-2021-2-184-194
MLA	Vasilyeva, Maria "BORIS BOZHNEV’S «INFINITE CIRCLE»." Russkaia literatura 2 (2021):184-194. DOI: 10.31860/0131-6095-2021-2-184-194
APA	Vasilyeva M. (2021). BORIS BOZHNEV’S «INFINITE CIRCLE». Russkaia literatura (2), pp.184-194 DOI: 10.31860/0131-6095-2021-2-184-194

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