Illustrations in Biographical Studies: Sharing Experience of Preparing The Chronicle of Life and Work of Sergey Esenin
Journal Title: Studia Litterarum - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The article discusses the function of illustrations in biographical studies. In particular, it examines a section “Appendix” in the 5-volume Chronicle of Life and Work of Sergey Esenin that includes documentary and visual materials. The use of illustrations not only makes a biographical study attractive to readers, but also serves as a welcome supplement to the information contained in the main part of the chronicle.
Authors and Affiliations
M. V. Skorokhodov
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP26178
- DOI 10.22455/2500-4247-2017-2-3-334-345
- Views 292
- Downloads 17
ESENIN’S RECEPTION IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD
This is an analytical overview of the International Conference “Esenin in Literature and Culture of the Peoples of Russia and Abroad” held on September 22–24, 2016 in Moscow and Ryazan region. The conference was devote...
YESENIN’S DRAWINGS AS PART OF THE “REAL” COMMENTARY TO HIS WORKS
For the first time, the paper discusses the drawings by Yesenin in his article “Mary’s Keys” (1918) and on the margins of the autograph of the dramatic poem Pugachev (1921) considering them as part of the commentary on...
Shakespeare and the Fight for Promfinplan, or How High Voltage is Made
In his play Announcement of Death (the initial title of the play High Voltage), Platonov used documentary facts he observed in 1929–1930s while staying at the Leningrad metal factory. The play was intended to fulfil the...
The Image of Nestor Makhno in the Pages of Alexey N. Tostoy’s Trilogy The Road to Calvary: Documents and Materials
This article examines documentary sources of the image of Nestor Ivanovich Makhno in Alexey N. Tolstoy’s trilogy The Road to Calvary; it bears on the materials that are both published (Tolstoy’s notebooks) and hitherto...
Mark Twain in the Russian Pre-Revolutionary Periodical. Part 2
This article deals with the analysis of interpretation of the works by Mark Twain, famous American author, in the Russian pre-revolutionary periodical press (1872–1916). The objects of research are critical articles, es...