The contradiction and the limit: On the poetic demonology of M. Y. Lermontov
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-4765.rus.2021.183660Keywords:
Lermontov, Poetry and Philosophy, Demonology, ContradictionAbstract
Poet and novelist Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (1814-1841) is recognized as one of the most important authors of Russian Romantic literature. The figure of the devil occupies a central place in his production. From a number of poetic texts (My Demon, The Angel of Death, The Demon ...), we propose to outline the basic features of a philosophy of the demonic: in Lermontov, the voice of the demon is a means to express the radical separation of man from nature. The contradiction, that is to say the negation of rationality, appears to be one of the fundamental elements by which this separation is expressed.
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