The thesis deals with the representation of North African reality in the writings (letters, memoirs, notebooks) by Andrej Belyj, who travelled to Tunisia and Egypt in 1911. Even if some of these works can be read through the lens of Belyj's belonging to Russian symbolism or his affinity for anthroposophy, in this study the corpus is examined using a postcolonial approach. The aim of the thesis is to show several features of the author's representation of the African world, features that he shares with the orientalist European tradition and the Western way of thinking. This partially contrasts with Belyj's negative evaluation of the colonizers and of modern European society and culture in general.
Il "negro" di Andrej Belyj. Il colonialismo europeo e la crisi della società occidentale nel simbolismo russo
Frison Anita
2018
Abstract
The thesis deals with the representation of North African reality in the writings (letters, memoirs, notebooks) by Andrej Belyj, who travelled to Tunisia and Egypt in 1911. Even if some of these works can be read through the lens of Belyj's belonging to Russian symbolism or his affinity for anthroposophy, in this study the corpus is examined using a postcolonial approach. The aim of the thesis is to show several features of the author's representation of the African world, features that he shares with the orientalist European tradition and the Western way of thinking. This partially contrasts with Belyj's negative evaluation of the colonizers and of modern European society and culture in general.
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