-
A MIXTURE OF PERFORMANCE AND NARRATIVITY, OR TRAVELOGUE AS A GENRE
- Author(s):
- George Prokhorov (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- CLCS Medieval, GS Life Writing, GS Nonfiction Prose, GS Travel Writing, LLC Russian and Eurasian
- Subject(s):
- Seventeenth century, Europe, Narration (Rhetoric), Travel
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- 17th Century, diplomacy, narrative theory, Non-fiction, Travel Writing, 17th century, Narrativity, Russia
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6WF93
- Abstract:
- In the article, we trace some aspects of development of eventivity and narrativity in Medieval and early Modern Era travel literature. Dissecting episodes of Sir Thomas Smithes Voiage and Entertainment in Rushia (1605), A Travel of Anonimous Citizen of Suzdal to The Council of Florence (15th century), Russian Primary Chronicle (12th century), and The Tale of Peter and Fevronia (1540s), we demonstrate a shift of anarrative elements such as show, performative, and declarative into narration by retelling and re-framing of initial ‘history’. Due to the process, a travel report is substituted by a new work of literature where author’s aesthetic vision dominates even though narration is quite weak and theatricality plays a significant role.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
prokhorov2017_nphb_b.pdf