GENRE ORIGINALITY OF “THE LIFE OF THE RIGHTEOUS ELDER THEODORE OF TOMSK”: THE PROBLEM OF THE MODERN CANON OF HAGIOGRAPHIC
The presented article is a part of the study on the review of the modern genre identity hagiographic canon material on “The Life of the righteous elder Theodore of Tomsk” composed by hegumen Silvanus (Vyurovym) (now Father Kolpashevsky and Strezhevskoy). The considered work reflects the current stage of evolution of hagiographic genre and meets modern canonical genre and stylistic requirements of objectivity, factology, conciseness, and the tendency to transfer the individual characteristic of the ascetic and not to focus on agiotip. Most attention is paid to composition peculiarities, author’s image, style of live and artistic principles of creating an image of a saint. This article discusses the principles of composite construction “The life of the righteous elder Theodore of Tomsk”.
Keywords: hagiography, exordium life, saint, righteous, martyr, orthodoxy, canon, composition, author, style
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Issue: 9, 2014
Series of issue: Issue 9
Rubric: REGIONAL LITERATURE
Pages: 114 — 120
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