Aphorisms of Dr. Rosenthal (introductory article, text preparation and comments by N.V. Semenova)
- Authors: Semenova N.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Russian Literature (the Pushkin House) RAS, St.-Petersburg University
- Issue: Vol 3, No 1 (2023)
- Pages: 124-135
- Section: SCIENCE ARCHIVES
- URL: https://journals.ssau.ru/semiotic/article/view/18030
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18287/2782-2966-2023-3-1-124-135
- ID: 18030
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Abstract
The aphorisms of the journalist, publicist, physician August Osipovich Rosenthal (1830–1891) are introduced into scientific discourse. In 1855 Rosenthal raised an uprising that became part of the peasant uprisings of the mid-1850s. He was arrested and exiled to Siberia, later reinstated. In 1880 he emigrated: the published aphorisms refer to the overseas period of Rosenthal's life. The preamble to the text specifies biographical information based on archival sources from Rosenthal's personal fund (Manuscript Department of the IRLI (the Pushkin House) RAS, F. 258).
The published aphorisms are reflections on the moral nature of the human being and society. Distinctive features of Rosenthal's collection are a combination of didactics, humor and adherence to the knowledge scientific paradigm, openness to dialogue with the reader and declarative interactivity.
About the authors
Natalya V. Semenova
Institute of Russian Literature (the Pushkin House) RAS, St.-Petersburg University
Author for correspondence.
Email: n.v.semenova@spbu.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0315-9044
Candidate degree in Philology, Junior Researcher at the Institute of Russian Literature (the Pushkin House) RAS; Associate Professor, Faculty of Philology, St.-Petersburg State University
Russian Federation, 4, nab. Makarova, 199034, Russian Federation; 7–9, Universitetskaya embankment, St.-Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation.References
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