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THE CATEGORY «CONSCIENCE» IN THE LITERARY CRITIC AND A PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS OF M. MENSHIKOV

https://doi.org/ 10.18384/2310-7278-2015-4-141-152

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The article is devoted to ethical aspect of the study of literature in the criticism and the philosophical essays of M. Menshikov (1859-1918). In the literary and critical essay “The work of Conscience” (concerning L. Tolstoy’s the article “Inactivity”) (1893) critic gives his understanding of the concept “conscience”, comparing it with understanding of conscience in philosophical journalism of L. Tolstoy of the late period. By means of the category “conscience” Menshikov showed Pushkin s subtext in the comedy Woe from Wit, having pulled together the small tragedy “Mozart and Salieri” with Griboyedov’s play, having given original interpretation of an image of Chatsky, having shown the vision of importance of Griboyedov’s works. In literary and critical essay “The work of conscience” (concerning L. Tolstoy’s the article “Inactivity”) (1893) and “The offended genius (to the 100 anniversary of A. Griboyedov)” (1895), Menshikov confirms the understanding of purpose of art and art works that he had stated in the philosophical essay “Poetry” from the book “Beginnings of life” (1901).

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V. . Trofimova
The Federal State Research Institution «Institute of Art Education and Cultural Science of the Russian Academy of Education»
Russian Federation


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