THE TALE OF THE RICH AND THE POOR BY THE PECHORA OLD BElIEVERIi. S. MYANDIN: CONCERNING THE LINKS BETWEEN A HANDWRITTEN NOVEllA AND A FOLK TALE
The article examines and publishes The Tale of the Rich and the Poor, a work by I. S. Myandin, a Pechora Old Believer scribe of the 19th century, preserved in two lifetime editions (IRLI, Ust-Tsilemsky Collection, Nos. 67, 70). The Tale… uses the fable plot Marco the Rich, popular in Europe and in the East. A comparative analysis of Myandin’s novella and of the ancient Russian stories and folk tales is offered, specifying its sources and the features of both editions.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Russkaya Literatura
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31860/0131-6095-2025-1-76-88
- Primary Topic
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00