Constantinople in the Journey to Istanbul by Joseph Brodsky

The article is devoted to the Joseph Brodsky's essay «Journey to Istanbul». The author considers one of the central subjects of the essay, which is connected with the plans of the Emperor Constantine for the foundation of New Rome and the spread of Christianity. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the reconstruction of the historical picture in the essay, the characteristics of the diverse tasks that Brodsky set for himself, as well as to the stylistic features of the essay text.The article shows that the ideological subtext, to which literary critics and colleagues in the pen often attached excessive importance, plays a rather secondary role in this habitual journey into the past for Brodsky, not to mention that the circumstance of his private life acts as an incentive for such an essay. While the idea of Constantine as emperor and the idea of Constantinople as the New Rome, which marks the idea of Christianity, comes to the fore.

Keywords

Christianity, New Rome, Byzantium, Emperor Constantine, the Third Rome

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11.12.2021

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GOST	Arzhakova L. Constantinople in the «Journey to Istanbul» by Joseph Brodsky // Slavianovedenie – 2021. – Issue 5 C. 102-110 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://slav.jes.su/S0869544X0016877-7-1 (circulation date: 30.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0869544X0016877-7
MLA	Arzhakova, Larisa "Constantinople in the «Journey to Istanbul» by Joseph Brodsky." Slavianovedenie 5 (2021):102-110. DOI: 10.31857/S0869544X0016877-7
APA	Arzhakova L. (2021). Constantinople in the «Journey to Istanbul» by Joseph Brodsky. Slavianovedenie (5), pp.102-110 DOI: 10.31857/S0869544X0016877-7

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