Eugene Onegin in the 21st Century A User’s Guide

Transcript:Eugene Onegin in the 21st Century A User’s Guide:
Eugene Onegin in the 21st Century A User’s Guide to “’Word’ as ‘Image’ in 1820s Imperial Russia” How does the canonical text “reveal” the sociocultural significance and symbolism of fashion in Imperial Russia, and how does the comprehension of Pushkin’s fashion-related ‘word’ choices, both in Russian and in French, is able to enrich the understanding of the XIX century text for XXI century readers through the application of archival sources? Timeline 2: Aids in showcasing the correlation between the historical and textual timeline (time and space). Onegin Style: Explanation of a London dandy and further application of Yu. Lotman’s commentary to unravel different layers of culture, while exploiting Onegin’s ’costume’ to the reader (Byronism). Tatyana Style: A timetable of stylistic trends of the period, featuring Tatyana’s original countryside attire that emphasizes the initial separation between her and Onegin and her subsequent evolution into the westernized style popular in city spaces. Gallery: Includes 45 period images with both original Russian citations and archival references, utilizing Pushkin’s wardrobe details to emphasize the role each character holds in the narrative, as well as their social status, educational background and life experience. Glossary: Involves fashion-related French, Russian and English terms matched with corresponding visual images. Also emphasizes a variety of options through the complexity of translation of Eugene Onegin from Russian to English. Places each fashion-related image within Pushkin’s imaginative time and space constraints, allowing readers to apply another layer of geographical location to better form in-depth characterizations, based on societal, individual influences and motivations. Also explains the origination and adoption of certain western European fashion trends into Russian cities. Presented as a flow chart to further explains the historical connection between the literary text and XIX century fashion trends, showcasing the progression of Pushkin’s poetic venture through the European influences of Onegin’s fashion, as well as female fashion from Empire style to Romanticism. Timeline 1: Highlights important events in Pushkin’s life and the sociocultural transformation that attributes to embody salon culture and Pushkin’s ‘superfluous man’ in the following decades. Timelines Interactive Images Evolution of Men’s and Women’s Fashion Translational Tools Interactive Map