SLA367H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Old Believers, Molokan
19 Apr 2020
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Japanese translation of old slavic word steppe is "ocean of land" Effective way of conveying the experience of being in this kind of space: goes on and on. Incorporated late into the russian empire, but came to be seen as quintessentially of it. Steppe suggests great, flat, emptiness of the steppe. Look out for subtle changes, development as the story moves along. At times, narrating consciousness, nine year old egorushka. Can be used to introduce the steppe in all its strangeness. What the american novelist henry james called a "lucid reflector" Character whose personality and opinions do not detract from the overall landscape that the author is trying to present. No description of the child"s family, do not see him part with his mother. Discover things about him only in relation to the journey. Fragments of memories are important to the work.
