White Willow in Russian Literature: Folklore "Roots" of Image

Autor/inn/en	Dudareva, Marianna A.; Goeva, Nina P.
Titel	White Willow in Russian Literature: Folklore "Roots" of Image
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 8 (2017) 3, S.291-299 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-9108
Schlagwörter	Folk Culture; Russian Literature; Forestry; Nineteenth Century Literature; Twentieth Century Literature; Poetry; Prose + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Lyrik; Poesie; Prosa
Abstract	The article deals with a complicated archetypal tree complex in Russian literature. The object chosen here is "white willow" (vetla) as one of the species of willow in its different variations--daphne willow (verba) and goat willow (rakita), and willow itself. In the 19th century Russian literature we can find the image of white willow is in V. Zhukovsky's translated poem "The Forest Tsar"; in prose it appears in poetics of F. Dostoevsky where it is embedded in ritual mythological context. In the 20th century literature, both in poetry and in prose, white willow has also held its place. For instance, I. Bunin and M. Gorky used this image giving the tree a metaphysical meaning. S. Yesenin writes about the meaning of this tree in poetry in his treatise "The Keys of Mary" (1918) where he draws parallels with Russian folklore. The image of white willow is also live in modern poetry: it traced back to Russian literary and folklore tradition. In children's folklore (cradle songs with "scary plot") we can see "other-worldly" nature, semantics of a tree which functions as the World Tree. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Social Studies Education Research. Serhat Mah. 1238/2 Sok. 7B Blok 12 Ostim, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey; Web site: http://jsser.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01