Towards the Problem of Intertextual Links: Derzhavin and Pascal (Odes “God”, “Christ” and Handwritten Translations of Pascal’s “Thoughts” from Derzhavin’s Archive)

 
PIIS241377150009528-3-1
DOI10.31857/S241377150009528-3
Publication type Article
Status Published
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Affiliation: Saint Petersburg State University
Address: 11 Universitetskaya Emb., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia
Journal nameIzvestiia Rossiiskoi akademii nauk. Seriia literatury i iazyka
EditionVolume 79 Issue 2
Pages66-76
Abstract

Among the sources of Derzhavin's ode “God&8j1;, researchers generally point out “Night-Thoughts” by Edward Young, but they do not expand on Young’s conceptual dependence on Blaise Pascal's “Pensées” ("Thoughts"). The article analyzes two Derzhavin’s handwritten translations of Pascal’s “Thoughts” into Russian, held in the Manuscript Division of the Institute of Russian Literature (the Pushkin House) — in the archive of Derzhavin. Here, we offer the transcription of the 3rd and 4th stanzas from the ode “Christ”, drafted in Derzhavin’s hand on the back of the leaf of paper (verso) containing translations from Pascal (recto). These manuscripts confirm Derzhavin's keen interest in Pascal's “Thoughts on Religion”. The analysis of these translations and the decoding of the portion of the draft of Derzhavin’s ode “Christ”, which we introduce into scholarly circulation for the first time, complement our views on Derzhavin’s spiritual quest, reflected in his spiritual odes.

KeywordsBlaise Pascal's “Pensées” ("Thoughts"), Derzhavin’s odes “God” and “Christ”, Derzhavin’s archive, reception of ideas, sources, intertextual links
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Publication date30.04.2020
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