Renaissance of Classical Allusions in Contemporary Russian Media

210 Pages·2014·1.39 MB·English

by  Svitlana Malykhina

Renaissance of Classical Allusions in
Contemporary Russian Media

Renaissance of Classical Allusions in
Contemporary Russian Media
Svitlana Malykhina
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Malykhina,Svitlana,1963–author.
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ISBN978-0-7391-7844-7(cloth:alk.paper)—ISBN978-0-7391-7845-4(electronic)1.Allusionsin
massmedia.2.Massmediaandliterature—Russia(Federation)3.Massmediaandlanguage—Russia
(Federation)4.Russianlanguage—Discourseanalysis.I.Title.
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Contents
ANoteonTransliterationandTranslation vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1 Review 5
2 Method 15
3 MediaLandscape 25
4 HabitusandIdentity 35
5 NewModelsandOldConstraints 67
6 AllusionsinHeadlines 83
7 OnomasticAllusions 101
8 AllusionsintheArticles 111
9 AllusionstoRussianClassicsintheUkrainianMedia 123
10 TransgressiveLanguage:StiobandStylization 133
11 CitizenPoetProject 151
12 CitizenPoetAllusions 159
Conclusion 171
Bibliography 183
Index 191
AbouttheAuthor 197
v

A Note on Transliteration
and Translation
IhaveusedtheLibraryofCongresssystemoftransliterationthroughoutthis
book, with the exception of certain well-known terms and names that have
beenAnglicized.
Translationsaremyown,exceptwhereotherwisenoted.
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Acknowledgments
I am truly and deeply indebted to so many people that there is no way to
acknowledgethemallorevenanyofthemproperly.Still,Iwanttomentiona
few people here. It is important for me to recognize those professors who
directlyandindirectlyinfluencedmycareertrajectory.InUkraine,atKarazin
KharkivUniversityIwasfortunatetohavebeentaughtbyDr.NeonilaBoiko
and Professor Viktor Marinchak. The late Dr. Rita Poddubnaia is the one of
the professors who truly made a difference in my life. It was under her
tutelage that I developed a focus and became interested in the social func-
tionsofliterature.AveryspecialthanksgoesouttoDr.LudmilaSavchenko
(mydoctoralsupervisor),whoprovidedmewithdirectionandbecamemore
than just a professor, but also a mentor and friend. I also benefited from
workingwiththelateProfessorGennadyMelnikov,formerlyofthePeoples’
Friendship University of Russia. His intelligence and deeply critical and
analyticalwayoflookingatideasmadehimafantasticmentor.Iwouldlike
tothankProf.DoctorHabilitusEleonoraLassan(VilniusUniversity,Lithua-
nia)fortakingtimeoutfromherbusyscheduletoserveasmyexternalreader
andformakingmymovetomediastudiespossible.
HenrykBaran(myMAsupervisor),RodneyL.Patterson,SophieLuben-
sky,CharlesRougle,NadiaKizenko,RobertE.Sanders,andmyintellectual
mentors at SUNY Albany planted seeds that they may find bearing fruit in
this work. I have particular fondness for Dr. Danielle Jones, formerly of
SUNY Albany, who has been not just an inspirational writer, but also a
wonderfulteacher,onewhocandoexcellentworkandstillprovideawarm,
friendly,andconvivialatmosphere.EspecialthankstoMichaelS.Gorhamof
the University of Florida for his deep and thorough review and invaluable
critique of the manuscript. I was very lucky to have crossed paths with
Professor Jeffry Brooks of John Hopkins University and Professor John
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