On the Banks of the Yaryn

A Demonological Novel

Aleksandr Kondratiev (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

226 Seiten

2003 | Annotated edition
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
9780820467467 (ISBN)

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On the Banks of the Yaryn by Aleksandr Kondratiev was published in Berlin in 1930, but only appeared in Russia in 1993 as the country reclaimed some of its forgotten talents. This remarkable novel represents one of the finest examples of the interest in Slavic folklore that profoundly influenced Russian literature in the first decades of the twentieth century. Kondratiev’s work brings to life popular demonic spirits of water, field, and forest by portraying their physical environment, emotional life, and interaction with the human world. The novel also depicts the life of magic healers, sorceresses, and witches who live among village folk but engage in practices that make them part of the dark world. The inclusion of pagan gods, folk beliefs and narratives, magical rituals, celebrations, and holidays that reflect pre-Christian and Christian traditions enhances the folkloric richness of Kondratiev’s highly engaging narrative.

«‘On the Banks of the Yaryn’ is a fascinating work that introduces the reader to a fictionalized world of wood, field, and water spirits and Russian folk life and tradition. Kondratiev’s novel will appeal to the literary scholar, as well as anyone interested in Russian folklore. In Valentina Brougher’s masterful and thoroughly annotated translation, it will, in all likelihood, become a standard text in all Russian folklore courses.» (Frank J. Miller, Columbia University)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.11.2003
Reihe/Serie	Middlebury Studies in Russian Language and Literature ; 28
Reihe/Serie	Middlebury Studies in Russian Language and Literature ; 28
Übersetzer	Valentina G. Brougher
Zusatzinfo	2 ill.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	470 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Slavistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9780820467467 / 9780820467467
Zustand	Neuware