Bunyan in Russian Literature

Bunyan's texts were first translated into the Russian language from French and German in 1782 by an anonymous translator. In this poem the author continues the literary traditions of Bunyan and Milton, especially in the description of the Devil. [...]in the text we can find a lot of Masonic sym...

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Published inBunyan studies no. 14; p. 96
Main Author Kosyakov, Gennady
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2010
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British & Irish literature
Bunyan, John (1628-1688)
Bunyan, John (1628-88)
English literature
Russian language
Russian literature
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Summary:Bunyan's texts were first translated into the Russian language from French and German in 1782 by an anonymous translator. In this poem the author continues the literary traditions of Bunyan and Milton, especially in the description of the Devil. [...]in the text we can find a lot of Masonic symbols: stone, mountain, staircase, star, dawn; secondly, in the poem the author depicts initiation into Freemasonry; thirdly, Masonic ideology is referred to as 'heavenly science', 'holy magic'.
ISSN:0954-0970