Facts of life — facts of literature? Discussing “Chronicle of A.S. Griboyedov’s Life and Work. 1790–1829”. Comp. by N.A. Tarkhova. Moscow, Minuvshee Publ., 2017. 608 p.

Abstract

The discussion is devoted to the problems of A.S. Griboyedov’s biography, actualized by a new chronicle of his life and work. Particular attention is attracted by the problem of the writer’s birth year and his social status (legal birth / illegitimacy), as well as Griboyedov’s psychological state resulting from it. The authors raise questions of genre nature and structure of a chronicle, which gives the discussion a universally significant character.

Keywords

• a.s. griboedov
• biography
• chronicle of life and work
• illegitimate children in the 19th century