The Motif of Spiritual Pilgrimage in M. Yu. Lermontov’s Poem “The Branch of Palestine”
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5008-2024-5-95-103
Abstract
Aim. To reveal the features of the religious worldview in the poem “The Branch of Palestine” by M. Yu. Lermontov and in the book of travel essays by A. N. Muravyov “Journey to Holy Places in 1830”. This aim led to specific tasks related to the analysis of the chronotope, composition, and figurative worldview in poem by Lermontov.
Methodology. The work uses the cultural-historical method, the method of comparative analysis, as well as the method of holistic analysis. The main content of the study is an analysis of the motif of the spiritual pilgrimage, associated with the religious transformation of the soul and the metaphysic revelation in the physical.
Results. Lermontov’s reception of the traditions of Russian pilgrim literature has been revealed by the analysis. According to the results of the study, a conclusion was made about the commonality of Lermontov and Muravyov in revealing the religious worldview. This community is due to the national cultural and religious code, the centuries-old tradition of the genre of walking.
Research implications. The analysis revealed the peculiarities of the poet’s reception of the traditions of Russian pilgrimage culture. According to the results of the study, a conclusion was made about the similarity of Lermontov and Muravyov in revealing the religious worldview. This similarity is conditioned by national cultural and religious codes, a centuries-old tradition of pilgrimage literature.
About the Author
G. V. Kosyakov
Military Institute (Engineering and Technical), the Military Academy of Logistics named after General of the Army A. V. Khrulev of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gennady V. Kosyakov – Dr . Sci . (Philological Sciences), Prof ., Russian Language Department
ul. Zaharjevskaja 22, St-Petersburg 191123
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