The life written by himself

by Avvakum Petrovich,, Protopope

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Title Statements

Full title :The life written by himself / Archpriest Avvakum ; translated by Kenneth N. Brostrum.

Summary

"Moscow in the middle of the seventeenth century had a distinctly apocalyptic feel. An outbreak of the plague killed half the population. A solar eclipse and comet appeared in the sky, causing panic. And a religious reform movement intended to purify spiritual life and provide for the needy had become a violent political project that cleaved Russian society and the Orthodox Church in two. The autobiography of Archpriest Avvakum provides a vivid account of these cataclysmic events from a figure at their center. Written in the 1660s and '70s from a cell in an Arctic village where the archpriest had been imprisoned by the tsar, Avvakum's autobiography is a record of his life, ecclesiastical career, painful exile, religious persecution, and imprisonment. It is also a salvo in a contest about whether to follow the old Russian Orthodox liturgy or import Greek rites and practices. These concerns touched every stratum of Russian society-and for Avvakum, represented an urgent struggle between good and evil. Avvakum's autobiography has been a cornerstone of Russian literature since it first circulated among religious dissidents. Its language and style served as a model for writers such as Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Gorky. The Life Written by Himself is not only an important historical document but also an emotionally charged and surprisingly conversational self-portrait of a crucial figure in a tumultuous time"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2021

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Columbia University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2021

Notes

Translated from the original Russian into English.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (lvii, 145 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0231552491, 9780231552493
oclc:on1198988760
LC Classification:BX605.A8
Dewey Decimal:281.9092

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction by Kenneth N. Brostrom -- The Life Written by Himself -- Notes -- References

Subjects

Avvakum Petrovich,, Protopope Biographies Clergé -- Biographies. -- Russie Clergy Clergy -- Biography. -- Russia FICTION / Literary Old Believers Old Believers -- Biography Raskolniki -- Biographies Russia