UDC 821.211 : 821.161.1

EARLY RUSSIAN TRANSLATIONS FROM THE “MAHABHARATA” IN THE 1780TH–1850TH

Nikitin Dmitry Sergeevich
Tomsk State University
bibliographer

Abstract
This article reviews the Russian translations of the “Mahabharata”, created in 18th and in the first half of 19th century. The study shows its impact on the literary process in Russia, on the formation of interest in the Indian epic in literary and scientific circles. The study reveals features and characteristics of this process the role of translations from Sanskrit in the development of domestic Orientalism.

Keywords: Indian epics, Russian literature, translations


Article reference:
Nikitin D.S. Early Russian translations from the “Mahabharata” in the 1780th–1850th // Philology and literature. 2014. № 12 [Electronic journal]. URL: https://philology.snauka.ru/en/2014/12/1045

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