The lords of in-between: the trickster and liminal figure in the fiction of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, 1925-1928

dc.contributor.authorTarves, Kirsten
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeHeberger, Alexandra (German and Slavic Studies)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMacKendrick, Kenneth (Religion)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorShkandrij, Myroslav (German and Slavic Studies)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-11T21:32:06Z
dc.date.available2019-01-11T21:32:06Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.date.submitted2019-01-11T21:12:18Zen
dc.degree.disciplineGerman and Slavic Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis I analyze the role of the philosophical, mythical trickster in Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s fiction 1925-1928. Krzhizhanovsky was a Polish-Russian native of Ukraine whose dense style and work can loosely be categorized as whimsical, surrealist fantasy. The author remained largely unpublished during his lifetime; only in the last twenty years has his work appeared, resulting in a series of translations and increasing academic interest. I provide a close reading of four narratives, arguing that Krzhizhanovsky’s narrators are representations of the trickster-figure and are the author’s commentary on the Soviet Union’s marginalization and distrust of writers. His writing offers insights into the experience of the dissident Soviet-era author from the perspective of a philosophical thinker and writer.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33715
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectRussian literatureen_US
dc.subjectUkrainian literatureen_US
dc.subjectmythen_US
dc.subjecttricksteren_US
dc.titleThe lords of in-between: the trickster and liminal figure in the fiction of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, 1925-1928en_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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