Conference

[Pluzhnikova Evelina]

Dear colleagues!

Saint Petersburg State University, State Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin "Mikhailovskoe",
Cultural Society "Pushkinsky Project" and Humanitarian Cultural Centre "Piligrim"
perform the International Scientific Conference " Pushkin and Andersen. Philosophy,
Poetics and History of literary fairy tale" in Pushkin Hills from July 29 till August 3, 2002.
The conference will be dedicated to the discussion of  the following questions:
1.      Andersen's fairy tales: poetics, themes, inter-textual causations.
        The role of Andersens`s tales in national and world literature.
2.      Fairy tales of Pushkin: poetics, themes, context, inter-textual causations.
        Pushkin fairy tales and national mentality.
3.      Literary tale and folk tale.
4.      Literary tale and myth.
5.      Literary tale  and other literary genres (ballads, fiction, humorous poem, drama etc.)
6.      Role of literary tale in culture of romanticism.
7.      Role of literary tale in culture of neromanticism ( XIX - XX).
8.      Destiny of literary tale in XXth century.
9.      Fairy tale and "fantasy".
10.     Devoting function of folk tale and equivalent of this function in literature.
In the report can be used the material of the Russian literature or of any  foreign literatures.

We invite you to take part in the conference!
The format of the conference is 20 min for presentation + 10 min question time.
The working language of the Conference is Russian.
The registration fee is $170 (USD).  The accommodation in  Pushkinskie Gory (Pushkin Hills)
(residing / 5 night, 2 meals a day, transport service, the excursion program) is free.

The coordinates of the organizing committee:

Russia, 197022, St. Petersburg, Prof. Popova str., 25
Society "Pushkin project"
Tel./fax: 7-812-233 99 32, tel.:7-812 - 238 03 94
e-mail: conferences at piligrim.com

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription
  options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:
                  http://home.attbi.com/~lists/seelangs/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------