THE PROBLEM OF IRREALISM AND NEO-RETROSPECTIVE STYLES IN THE CRITICAL AND ARTISTIC PROSE OF RUSSIAN MODERNISM

Abstract

The article examines the neo-retrospective styles of Russian literature of the first third of the XX century (Byzantinism and Biedermeier) according to the Mendelian law of heredity, which has long been applied to art: the ancient tradition displaces the previous closest one, from which, on the contrary, most authors repel. An attempt is also made to analyze the causes of the stylization “boom” in critical periods of literature. Despite the increased interest in literary studies in recent decades in the stylization that has always existed, the re-creation of the past, and the open (purely linguistic before) understanding of retrospection, prospectus and modality, the article attempts to contribute to the phenomenon under study by concretizing and justifying certain stylizations, as well as indicating possible reasons for their occurrence in modernist literature and criticism. Flashbacks and prospectuses, along with the author’s reflections and changes of plans, interrupt the narrative, overcome the continuum by speaking differently, demodalize the utterance and contribute to the creation of an unreal modality.