Medical Prescription as a Microtext of A. P. Chekhov’s Prose and Drama (Based on His Notebooks)

 
PIIS241377150009501-4-1
DOI10.31857/S241377150009501-4
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Occupation: Leading Researcher
Affiliation: Institute of Russian Literature (the Pushkin House) of the RAS
Address: Makarov Embankment 4, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia
Journal nameIzvestiia Rossiiskoi akademii nauk. Seriia literatury i iazyka
EditionVolume 79 Issue 2
Pages5-12
Abstract

The article is based on the material of the writer's notebooks, and primarily on the material of the recently published  Chekhov’s “Notebook Containing Medical Prescriptions”. The text of this notebook let us clarify some passages from Chekhov's prose and drama. Special attention is paid to the symbolism of Chekhov's prescriptions, which, as noted by A. P. Chudakov, is generally inherent in the writer's “ordinary objects of the household environment”. Chekhov’s stories “From the Diary of the Assistant Accountant” and “Means from a Binge”, his tale “The Duel”, his plays “Fatherless”, “Seagull”, and “Three Sisters” are touched upon in the article. As far as Chekhov’s drama is concerned it is possible to speak not only about the symbolism of such microtexts, but about its optional “implications”, or its cryptographical character.

KeywordsChekhov, medical, prescription, micro-text, notebook, prose, drama
AcknowledgmentThe reported study was funded by RSCF, project no 16-18-10034, the Institute of Russian Literature (the Pushkin House) of the RAS.
Received28.04.2020
Publication date30.04.2020
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