The literature of German Pietism and its Role in V.A. Zhukovsky's 1840-1850 Creative Pursuits

In the section Study of literature
The literature of German Pietism and its Role in V.A. Zhukovsky's 1840-1850 Creative Pursuits
Авторы (текстом)
Nikonova Natalya Egorovna
Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
v.a. zhukovsky, german world, pietistic literature, pietism
Abstract

The paper presents the first shot at comprehending the idea of German ecclesiastical literature of German Protestantism in the religious reading coterie of V.A. Zhykovsky in 1840s. Analysis is performed of the notes made by Zhykovsky in the books while reading the works by H. Muller, H. Nitsch, and F. Oetinger. The pietistic literature is found to have exerted influence on the late literary works of the first Russian romanticist.

Bibliographic reference
Nikonova Natalya Egorovna. The literature of German Pietism and its Role in V.A. Zhukovsky's 1840-1850 Creative Pursuits // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2013. № 3. Pp. 50–57.