Blagovernaia Tsaritsa Khitra Byla Mudra: on One Synonymous Pair in the Russian Folklore
The article is devoted to the study of synonymous pairs that are deviations from the words khitr-/mudr- (sly/wise) such as khitryi-mudryi, khiter-muder, khitrost’-mudrost’ etc., and a compound word khitromudryi in the Russian folklore. The essay analyzes those genres where these pairs are most widel...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a619882ad52d4863a3bf024ad867f5a4 2023-05-15T18:07:59+02:00 Blagovernaia Tsaritsa Khitra Byla Mudra: on One Synonymous Pair in the Russian Folklore Tatyana A. Agapkina 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.22455/2500-4247-2020-5-2-336-389 https://doaj.org/article/a619882ad52d4863a3bf024ad867f5a4 EN FR RU eng fre rus A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences http://studlit.ru/images/2020-5-2/Agapkina.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2500-4247 https://doaj.org/toc/2541-8564 doi:10.22455/2500-4247-2020-5-2-336-389 2500-4247 2541-8564 https://doaj.org/article/a619882ad52d4863a3bf024ad867f5a4 Studia Litterarum, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 336-389 (2020) russian folklore synonymous pairs charms epics verbal magic russian dialects Literature (General) PN1-6790 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.22455/2500-4247-2020-5-2-336-389 2022-12-31T07:10:21Z The article is devoted to the study of synonymous pairs that are deviations from the words khitr-/mudr- (sly/wise) such as khitryi-mudryi, khiter-muder, khitrost’-mudrost’ etc., and a compound word khitromudryi in the Russian folklore. The essay analyzes those genres where these pairs are most widely represented: charms, folk epics, lamentations, wedding and lyrical songs as well as fairy tales. The author examines folklore contexts in which the synonymous pair khitryi-mudryi and the same-root pairs form a cycle of regular meanings; also, it focuses on what or who are regularly called khitrosti-mudrosti and khitryi-mudryi in different genres; which thematic fields these paired constructions are included in; their meanings and specificity of functioning within certain genres, etc. The article argues that most of the meanings implied by this synonymous pair relate to specific knowledge — whether it is wizardry, changelings, military affairs, professional skills, or skilful mastery of a craft. The authors suggests that this general meaning that generated specific meaning, e.g. “associated with secret knowledge, witchcraft, and wizardry” that has eventually become dominant. This meaning discloses itself in the dialect speech of different regions of the European Russia, especially widely represented in the Russian North and the adjacent territories of the North-West and North-East. Article in Journal/Newspaper Russian North Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Studia Litterarum 5 2 336 389 |
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The article is devoted to the study of synonymous pairs that are deviations from the words khitr-/mudr- (sly/wise) such as khitryi-mudryi, khiter-muder, khitrost’-mudrost’ etc., and a compound word khitromudryi in the Russian folklore. The essay analyzes those genres where these pairs are most widely represented: charms, folk epics, lamentations, wedding and lyrical songs as well as fairy tales. The author examines folklore contexts in which the synonymous pair khitryi-mudryi and the same-root pairs form a cycle of regular meanings; also, it focuses on what or who are regularly called khitrosti-mudrosti and khitryi-mudryi in different genres; which thematic fields these paired constructions are included in; their meanings and specificity of functioning within certain genres, etc. The article argues that most of the meanings implied by this synonymous pair relate to specific knowledge — whether it is wizardry, changelings, military affairs, professional skills, or skilful mastery of a craft. The authors suggests that this general meaning that generated specific meaning, e.g. “associated with secret knowledge, witchcraft, and wizardry” that has eventually become dominant. This meaning discloses itself in the dialect speech of different regions of the European Russia, especially widely represented in the Russian North and the adjacent territories of the North-West and North-East. |
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Blagovernaia Tsaritsa Khitra Byla Mudra: on One Synonymous Pair in the Russian Folklore |
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Blagovernaia Tsaritsa Khitra Byla Mudra: on One Synonymous Pair in the Russian Folklore |
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