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‘And it is necessary that the Other goes...’. Bible quotes and their sources in Alexander Blok’s works
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-6 (2)-204-212
Abstract
The article considers and describes the marks on the pages of the Bible, preserved in the home library of A. Blok. The greatest number of marginalia is found in the Pentateuch, Ecclesiastes, the Book of Wisdom of Solomon, the Gospel of John, the 1st Epistle of John, and the Revelation of John the Theologian. A number of quotations are reflected in Blok’s poems, dramas, and articles. The influence of the text of the Apocalypse is particularly evident in the early lyrics of 1901–1904, and then, in the period of “antithesis” (1905–1908), not only in poetry, but also in drama. The analysis of markings in the Gospel makes it clear that the Other, about whom Blok spoke in connection with the figure of Christ in the poem “The Twelve”, is the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. As a source of biblical reminiscences the author considers the text of the “Service of the Church of St. John”, created by D.S. Merezhkovsky and Z.N. Gippius and used by them in home services. Quotations from that source in Blok’s poems allow the author to question the extent of Blok’s knowledge with the practice preached by D.S. Merezhkovsky “The Church of the Third Testament”.
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D. M. MagomedovaRussian Federation
Dina M. Magomedova, Dr. of Sci. (Philology), professor
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For citation: Magomedova D.M. ‘And it is necessary that the Other goes...’. Bible quotes and their sources in Alexander Blok’s works. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2022;(6 (2)):204-212. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-6 (2)-204-212
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