Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Transformation of Corporal Communication between Pilot and Machine in Russian Literature of the Early 20th Century

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2016 9 (5)
Authors
Zagidulina, Tatiana A.
Contact information
Zagidulina, Tatiana A.:Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V. P. Astafyev 89 A. Lebedeva Str., Krasnoyarsk, 660049, Russa; E-mail:
Keywords
myth, zoomorphic metaphor; anthropomorphous metaphor; corporal communication; Soviet literature; social realism
Abstract

The research is devoted to the problem of transformation in corporal communication between pilot and machine in Russian literature of the 1910-20s. The purpose of this research is to compare conceptual anthropomorphous and technical metaphors of classical and non-classical poetics. This analysis is based on the texts written in the 1910-1920-s and devoted to aviation; the theme selection is explained by the high distinctiveness of the text in the context of the chosen period. The author researches the development of two myths: the future-oriented, futuristic myth, where the human merges with the machine and assimilates with the mechanism; and the past-oriented myth where the assimilation of the machine to a living creature comes to the fore. The second myth is relevant for classic literature (A. Blok, A. Kuprin, L. Andreev and others). This myth perfectly fits the pre-Soviet, Christian worldview, where soul is more important than mind and Christian images of the space structure (sacred top – sublunar bottom). The futuristic myth created by V. Mayakovsky, V. Khodasevich, V. Kamensky and others, is aimed at desacralization of heaven, highlighting the idea of merge of human and machine and even the idea of replacing human with the machine. Therefore, one may speak of two mythologies as two different worldviews, which appear in literature and culture in such an important and crucial period for Russian culture as the 1910-1920-s

Pages
1081-1088
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/20256

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