You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky

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Autor(a) principal: Zorattini, Júlia
Data de Publicação: 2024
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
eng
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Resumo: This article aims to investigate the imperial element in the poetry of Joseph Brodsky through the lenses of post-colonial studies. Its ambiguity, informed by Brodsky’s experience as a poet in exile, as well as his personal cultural frame, echoes that of his poetic precursors. Thus, we briefly trace the history of the connection between Russian poetry and the imperial narrative, which began with the inception of the Russian Empire itself in the 18th century. Then, we explore the nuance of the concept of empire in Brodsky’s works through the analysis of the poems Post aetatem nostram (1970), Torso (1972) and On the Independence of Ukraine (1991). As we understand it, both the chauvinistic content of the latter poem and the positive and nostalgic aspect of empire to Brodsky reveal the longevity and the strength of the Russian imperial narrative in the country’s national literature.
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spelling You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky Chegaste ao Império, meu amigo: o legado da narrativa imperial russa na poesia de Joseph Brodsky Joseph BrodskyRussian poetryPost-colonialityJoseph BrodskyPoesia russaPós-colonialidadeThis article aims to investigate the imperial element in the poetry of Joseph Brodsky through the lenses of post-colonial studies. Its ambiguity, informed by Brodsky’s experience as a poet in exile, as well as his personal cultural frame, echoes that of his poetic precursors. Thus, we briefly trace the history of the connection between Russian poetry and the imperial narrative, which began with the inception of the Russian Empire itself in the 18th century. Then, we explore the nuance of the concept of empire in Brodsky’s works through the analysis of the poems Post aetatem nostram (1970), Torso (1972) and On the Independence of Ukraine (1991). As we understand it, both the chauvinistic content of the latter poem and the positive and nostalgic aspect of empire to Brodsky reveal the longevity and the strength of the Russian imperial narrative in the country’s national literature.O presente artigo tem por objetivo investigar o elemento imperial na poesia de Joseph Brodsky em diálogo com os estudos pós-coloniais. Sua conotação ambígua, permeada tanto por suas vivências enquanto poeta exilado, quanto por seus referenciais culturais, ecoa àquela apresentada nas obras de seus precursores poéticos. Portanto, traça-se um breve histórico da relação entre poesia e narrativa imperial no âmbito cultural russo, iniciada com a gênese do Império Russo no século XVIII. Em seguida, explora-se as nuances do conceito de império na obra brodskiana por meio da análise dos poemas Post aetatem nostram (1970), Torso (1972) e Sobre a Independência da Ucrânia (1991). Entende-se que tanto o conteúdo chauvinista deste último poema, quanto o aspecto positivo e nostálgico do império para Brodsky revelam a longevidade e a força da narrativa imperialista russa presente na literatura nacional do país.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2024-05-14info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/bakhtiniana/article/view/63260Bakhtiniana. Revista de Estudos do Discurso ; Vol. 19 No. 2Bakhtiniana. Revista de Estudos do Discurso; Vol. 19 Núm. 2Bakhtiniana. Revista de Estudos do Discurso; Vol. 19 No. 2Bakhtiniana. Revista de Estudos do Discurso; v. 19 n. 2Бахтиниана: Журнал дискурсивных исследований; Том 19 № 22176-4573reponame:Bakhtinianainstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPporenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/bakhtiniana/article/view/63260/44375https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/bakhtiniana/article/view/63260/44376Copyright (c) 2024 Bakhtiniana. Revista de Estudos do Discursohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessZorattini, Júlia2024-05-14T10:26:06Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/63260Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/bakhtiniana/indexPRIhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||bakhtinianarevista@gmail.com2176-45732176-4573opendoar:2024-05-14T10:26:06Bakhtiniana - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky
Chegaste ao Império, meu amigo: o legado da narrativa imperial russa na poesia de Joseph Brodsky
title You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky
spellingShingle You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky
Zorattini, Júlia
Joseph Brodsky
Russian poetry
Post-coloniality
Joseph Brodsky
Poesia russa
Pós-colonialidade
title_short You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky
title_full You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky
title_fullStr You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky
title_full_unstemmed You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky
title_sort You Are in the Empire, Friend: The Legacy of the Russian Imperial Narrative in the Poetry of Joseph Brodsky
author Zorattini, Júlia
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Joseph Brodsky
Russian poetry
Post-coloniality
Joseph Brodsky
Poesia russa
Pós-colonialidade
topic Joseph Brodsky
Russian poetry
Post-coloniality
Joseph Brodsky
Poesia russa
Pós-colonialidade
description This article aims to investigate the imperial element in the poetry of Joseph Brodsky through the lenses of post-colonial studies. Its ambiguity, informed by Brodsky’s experience as a poet in exile, as well as his personal cultural frame, echoes that of his poetic precursors. Thus, we briefly trace the history of the connection between Russian poetry and the imperial narrative, which began with the inception of the Russian Empire itself in the 18th century. Then, we explore the nuance of the concept of empire in Brodsky’s works through the analysis of the poems Post aetatem nostram (1970), Torso (1972) and On the Independence of Ukraine (1991). As we understand it, both the chauvinistic content of the latter poem and the positive and nostalgic aspect of empire to Brodsky reveal the longevity and the strength of the Russian imperial narrative in the country’s national literature.
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