In order to examine contemporary Russian cinema, this thesis has two points of departure: firstly the Petersburg myth, which is here defined as reversible or ambiguous since it includes both an eschatological and a cosmogonic aspect; and secondly, the Petersburg literary text as defined in works by...

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Format:	Abschlussarbeit Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2013
Schriftenreihe:	Lund Slavonic Monographs 11
Schlagworte:	Petersburg myth The myth of the city Petersburg text carnivalisation Russian cinema perestroika cinema city in cinema Bakhtin Toporov Languages and Literatures Cultural Sciences Hochschulschrift
Zusammenfassung:	In order to examine contemporary Russian cinema, this thesis has two points of departure: firstly the Petersburg myth, which is here defined as reversible or ambiguous since it includes both an eschatological and a cosmogonic aspect; and secondly, the Petersburg literary text as defined in works by Vladimir Toporov. During the twentieth century, the vitality and actuality of the Petersburg myth was questioned both in literature and in theoretical works. This thesis, however, proves that neither the Petersburg myth nor the text have lost their topicality. The text of the city remains relevant in contemporary art, particularly in the art of cinema; it is revised and re-actualised in accordance with the changing political and social life of the city and its citizens. Films of the perestroika and post-perestroika periods, referred to in this thesis as the 1990s period, have been chosen as empirical material for the research.
Beschreibung:	298 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:	9789174737264