Holy Fools question

[Mary Delle LeBeau]

Dear Denise,


Take a look at the article by Yury Lotman and B.A. Uspenskiy entitled
"New aspects in the study of early Russian culture".  It has an
excellent discussion of the holy fool and you will also find some
very good references for you in its bibliography.  You can find it in
the book <italic>The Semiotics of Russian Culture</italic>, a collection of essays by
the same authors.  If you can't locate it, let me know and I will
send you a copy of it.


Their essay does not deal with Basil the Blessed, but does mention
Ivan IV and is a very interesting and important discussion of the
Russian holy fool.


I have a special fondness for this very theme is Russian history.  I
would love you to send me any interesting ideas or references you
come across.


Yours,


Mary Delle LeBeau

marydelle at earthlink.net


<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>On 18 Oct 2001, at 13:12, Natalie O. Kononenko wrote:


<color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param>> Dear List members,

>         I got the question below from a former student and I

> cannot answer it.  Can some of you help?  You can reply

> directly to her at: dtapp at midsouth.rr.com or you can post to

> the list.  I think this question is of enough general interest

> that others might want to know the answer.  I, for one, would

> indeed like to know.

>

> Natalie Kononenko

>

> Denise Tapp's question:

>

> From my remote outpost in Memphis, I am attempting to research

> Holy Fools, specifically Basil the Blessed.  For some reason, I

> recall learning (25 years ago!) that Ivan IV never actually

> encountered Basil, who died prior to Ivan's reign, however,

> most of the information I can locate comes from Orthodox Church

> sources and they detail a long and interesting personal

> relationship between the two men.

>

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