Abstract
Andrej Belyj, a symbolist writer, conveys profound ideas and concepts of mythology through his own creation by borrowing a large number of plots and characters from myths or creating new mysterious stories, all based on his mythical thinking and the structure of myths he has employed in his creation. This paper takes the writer’s masterpiece, Petersburg, as an example to explore deeply his viewpoints of mythology.
Highlights
Pays much attention to the importance of experience, he has given deep exploration to these writers such as Pushkin, Gogol and Dostoyevsky mentioned in the text
What I want to add is that Andrej Belyj has given consecutive concerns to Pushkin and Gogol
Andrej Belyj believes that drama can demonstrate the essence comprehensively that symbolism and mythology are created by collective life because mythology is not the free imagination of personal sense, but the product of collective creation
Summary
Pays much attention to the importance of experience, he has given deep exploration to these writers such as Pushkin, Gogol and Dostoyevsky mentioned in the text. The life experience of writing with the feature of rites is revered very much by Andrej Belyj. He firmly believes that creation is deeply rooted in the initial chaos, where the collective unconsciousness arises. Adhering to the theory of symbolism of life creation, Andrej Belyj immerses himself in the atmosphere of mythology, experiencing the mystical life of his surroundings.
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