Naslov
The Myth of Your Womb: Mythologizing Mothers in Russian Women's Autobiography

Autori
Vidić, Adrijana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
First International Conference on Language and Literary Studies: Language, Literature and Mythology / - Beograd : Alfa BK Univerzitet, 2012, 92-92

ISBN
978-86-83237-89-0

Skup
Prva međunarodna naučna konferencija: Jezik, književnost i mitologija

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 25.05.2012. - 26.05.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Russian women's autobiography; mythologization; mother – daughter relationship; public sphere

Sažetak
While describing autobiographical experiences ranging from second half of the 18th to early 20th century and involving public spheres as different as philanthropy, army and poetry, parallels can be drawn between narrative representations of mothers and future public roles or, where available, careers of Anna Labzina, Nadezhda Durova and Marina Tsvetaeva. For example, various types and various degrees of mother mythologizations seem to invariably produce predestination effect whereas some mother narratives can be said to have apologetic function dependent on author's sociohistorical context. All mothers tend to leave ambivalent impression since all employ eccentric and often very cruel bringing up methods. In some of these cases mythologization even allows for mothers' supernatural qualities and prophetic talent. The aim of this work is to examine dimensions of narrative roles given to mothers regarding autobiographers' stepping out into public spheres.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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