Title of the article:

TO THE HISTORY OF PRESERVATION AND PUBLICATION OF GOGOL’S FIRST DRAFTS: QUESTIONS, CHALLENGES, NEW MATERIALS

Author(s):

Ekateria G. Paderina

Information about the author/authors

Ekaterina G. Paderina — DSc in Philology, Senior Researcher, A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Povarskaya St., 25 a, 121069 Moscow, Russia. E-mail: info@imli.ru 

Section

Philological sciences

Year

2018

Volume

Vol. 50

Pages

pp. 165–177

Received

Date of publication

December 28, 2018

Index UDK

821.161.1

Index BBK

83.3(2Рос=Рус)52

Abstract

On the verge of Gogol’s 210-th anniversary our knowledge of his manuscripts and autographs is still incomplete. A part of works had been published basing on the first edition’s text, while many letters — after copies made by contemporaries while traces of some manuscripts had been lost in the turbulent years of Russia’s history. Even author’s legacy in the form of handwritten works that got into state archives in 19th century leaves room for questions. The paper adresses questions and highlights challenges associated with the fate of Gogol’s drafts, their publications and new archives` acquisitions. “Registry of Gogol’s draft papers”, provided now, lists papers that were send by Gogol’s heirs to Moscow for the 10-th publication of his works, is currently intact and preserved in N. S. Tikhonravov’s fund in the Department of manuscripts of the Russian State Library. This document sheds light on one obscure circumstance from the history of Gogol’s manuscripts preservation. 

Keywords

Gogol, manuscripts, drafts, publications, archival materials, comments.

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