This article examines Ivan Bunin's translation practice through his versions of Byron's Cain and Heaven and Earth. It offers a historical reading of Literary translation, tied to the translator's aesthetic choices. The Russian Silver Age context informs Bunin's metaphysical concerns and his longing for the Golden Age. His selection and methods reflect a dual credo of tradition and innovation. This stance is evident in both his original and translated works. This study highlights the cultural and poetic stakes of his approach.
The question of Ivan Bunin's sources in Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita has barely received attention among students of both writers. This article undertakes a chronological, retrospective reassessment of the corpus of Bunin's fiction through the lenses of Nabokov's American novel Lolita and of Volshebnik (The Enchanter), its Russian emigre precursor. This article argues that the theme of forbidden love for young teenagers permeates Bunin's prose. Furthermore, a case is made for a trace not only of Bunin's prose but also his poetry in both The Enchanter and Lolita.
Beyond its comparative and intertextual dimensions, Philippe Forest's relationship with literary China reflects his quest for a transculturality of the sensible, capable of uniting the singular and the universal on a common ground of humanity. The aim of this article is to highlight the way in which the writer asserts this humanist universal by transcending overarching norms and particularist anchoring.
For a long time, Euripides' The Trojan Women was neglected by critics. Since the mid-twentieth century, however, it has enjoyed considerable success with many rewritings and dramatic adaptations. This is likely connected to the persistence of wars throughout the past century, but also, perhaps, to the emergence of an "age of victims" that lends a particular relevance to Euripide's tragedy and its characters burdened with the atrocities of war.
