Russian Monster Hunt

[Helen Halva]

Please publish a list of what comes in--this sounds fascinating.
HH


Muireann Maguire wrote:
> Dear Seelangers,
>
> I'm writing to you in my capacity as subject area editor for Russian
> literature and film for the forthcoming Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary
> Monsters, of which Jeffrey Weinstock is overall editor. My task is to track
> down and classify monstrous beings from Russian literature and cinema of all
> historical periods, then decide whether they merit inclusion in the
> encyclopedia. While my own specialisation in Russian Gothic has provided me
> with a good grounding in monsters, I am anxious not to miss out any nasties
> and would be more than grateful for the combined wisdom of the SEELANGS
> community on the subject. Please do reply on- or off-list with your suggestions.
>
> All suggestions are gratefully considered; if you come up with a monster
> that I've missed out of my own list and which belongs in the encyclopedia,
> you will at the very least be credited in the acknowledgements, and it may
> be possible to invite you to contribute a short article on your monster. I
> would be particularly grateful for leads on cinematic monsters.
>
> I'm copying below the criteria which have been made available to me for
> defining monsters for the purposes of the encyclopedia.
>
> *        Please consider monster to refer to a gross exception to the
> norms of a given culture's ecosystem.  A monstrous being for our
> purposes is someone or something very morally objectionable, physically
> or psychologically hideous, or a freak of nature.  This definition
> accommodates both human and non-human creatures. Ghosts, demons and
> automatons all count as monsters.
> *         Please do not include historical personages unless they have
> been incorporated in some way into a literary tradition in a significant
> way.
> *         Similarly, please do not include monsters generally associated
> with regional folklore but not firmly associated with any particular
> literary or cinematic text.
> *       Obviously, some monsters like ghosts and vampires appear in many
> different literatures and time periods.  Please DO include these
> monsters and indicate their most significant
> manifestations.
>
> With many thanks,
>
> Muireann Maguire
>
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