Information about the author:
Mariia A. Nesterenko
Mariia A. Nesterenko, PhD, editor of the “Studia identitatis” series, “Novoe Literaturnoe Obozrenie” Publishing House, Tverskoy Blvd. 13, bld. 1, 123104 Moscow, Russia.
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Abstract:
This article examines the attitude toward Symbolism and Decadence in Lyubov Kopylova’s semi-autobiographical novel “The Patchwork Blanket”, published in 1934. Lyubov Kopylova is a half-forgotten writer who went from a fascination with Symbolism to embracing the ideas of Socialist Realism. Based on archival materials, an attempt is made to identify a possible prototype for one of the novel’s characters, the Symbolist poet “maître Shaternikov.” It is concluded that this could have been Vyacheslav Ivanov.
Keywords: Lyubov Kopylova, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Symbolism, women’s poetry, women’s prose.
