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'''Boris Mikhailovich Eikhenbaum'''<ref>Also [[Romanization of Russian|transliterated]] '''Eichenbaum'''.</ref> ({{lang-rus|Борис Михайлович Эйхенбаум|p=ɨjxʲɪnˈbaʊm}}; October 16, 1886 – November 2, 1959) was a Russian Empire and Soviet literary scholar and historian of [[Russian literature]]. He is a representative of [[Russian formalism]].
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'''Boris Mikhailovich Eikhenbaum'''<ref>Also [[Romanization of Russian|transliterated]] '''Eichenbaum'''.</ref> ({{lang-rus|Борис Михайлович Эйхенбаум|p=ɨjxʲɪnˈbaʊm}}; 16 October 1886 – 2 November 1959) was a Russian Empire and Soviet literary scholar and historian of [[Russian literature]]. He is a representative of [[Russian formalism]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Eikhenbaum was born in [[Voronezh]], the grandson of [[Jew]]ish mathematician and poet [[Jacob Eichenbaum]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Eichenbaum (Gelber), Jacob|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/eichenbaum-gelber-jacob|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Judaica}}</ref> His childhood and adolescence were spent there. After finishing elementary school in 1905, Eikhenbaum went to Petersburg and enrolled in the [[S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy|Military Medical Academy]], soon thereafter in 1906, he enrolled in the biological faculty of the Free High School of [[Peter Lesgaft|P. F. Lesgaft]]. In parallel he studied music (violin, piano, voice). In 1907 Eikhenbaum left this school and enrolled in the Musical school of E. P. Raprof and the historical-philological faculty of [[Saint Petersburg State University]]. In 1909, Eikhenbaum abandoned professional aspirations in music, choosing in favor of [[philology]]. In this same year after two years of study in the Slavic-Russian department, Eikhenbaum transferred to the Romance-Germanic department; however, in 1911, he returned to the Slavic-Russian department. In 1912, Eikhenbaum finished his university studies. From 1913 to 1914, Eikhenbaum published in a number of periodicals, and conducted reviews of foreign literature in the newspaper «Русская молва». In 1914, Eikhenbaum began his pedagogical activities, and became a teacher in the school of Y. G. Gurevich.<ref>Carol Joyce Any, ''Boris Eikhenbaum: Voices of a Russian Formalist,'' Stanford University Press, 1994, pp. 11-16, {{ISBN|0-8047-2229-3}}</ref><ref>Николай Мельников, [http://www.lechaim.ru/ARHIV/174/d2.htm ''Борис Эйхенбаум. Жизнь в слове''] Лехаим, Октябрь 2006</ref><ref>Электронная Еврейская Энциклопедия, [https://eleven.co.il/article/15034 ''Эйхенбаум Борис'']</ref><ref>Энциклопедия Кругосвет, [http://www.krugosvet.ru/articles/72/1007284/1007284a1.htm ''Эйхенбаум, Борис Михайлович'']</ref>
Eikhenbaum was born in [[Voronezh]], the grandson of [[Jew]]ish mathematician and poet [[Jacob Eichenbaum]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Eichenbaum (Gelber), Jacob|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/eichenbaum-gelber-jacob|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Judaica}}</ref> His childhood and adolescence were spent there. After finishing elementary school in 1905, Eikhenbaum went to Petersburg and enrolled in the [[S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy|Military Medical Academy]], soon thereafter in 1906, he enrolled in the biological faculty of the Free High School of [[Peter Lesgaft|P. F. Lesgaft]]. In parallel he studied music (violin, piano, voice). In 1907 Eikhenbaum left this school and enrolled in the Musical school of E. P. Raprof and the historical-philological faculty of [[Saint Petersburg State University]]. In 1909, Eikhenbaum abandoned professional aspirations in music, choosing in favor of [[philology]]. In this same year after two years of study in the Slavic-Russian department, Eikhenbaum transferred to the Romance-Germanic department; however, in 1911, he returned to the Slavic-Russian department. In 1912, Eikhenbaum finished his university studies. From 1913 to 1914, Eikhenbaum published in a number of periodicals, and conducted reviews of foreign literature in the newspaper «Русская молва». In 1914, Eikhenbaum began his pedagogical activities, and became a teacher in the school of Y. G. Gurevich.<ref>Carol Joyce Any, ''Boris Eikhenbaum: Voices of a Russian Formalist,'' Stanford University Press, 1994, pp. 11-16, {{ISBN|0-8047-2229-3}}</ref><ref>Николай Мельников, [http://www.lechaim.ru/ARHIV/174/d2.htm ''Борис Эйхенбаум. Жизнь в слове''] Лехаим, Октябрь 2006</ref><ref>Электронная Еврейская Энциклопедия, [https://eleven.co.il/article/15034 ''Эйхенбаум Борис'']</ref><ref>Энциклопедия Кругосвет, [http://www.krugosvet.ru/articles/72/1007284/1007284a1.htm ''Эйхенбаум, Борис Михайлович'']</ref>


A key moment in the biography of Eikhenbaum was his involvement with other members of the Society for the Study of Poetic Language ([[OPOJAZ]]), which was formed in 1916. In 1918, Eikhenbaum joined OPOJAZ and participated in their research until the middle of the 1920s. Eikhenbaum provided definition and interpretation for the group,<ref>Victor Erlich, ''Russian Formalism: History, Doctrine,'' Walter de Gruyter, 1980, p. 66, {{ISBN|90-279-0450-2}}</ref> with essays such as ''Theory of the "Formal Method"'' he helped outline their approach to literature.<ref>Peter Brooks et al., ''The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism,'' Cambridge University Press, 1995, v. 8. pp 11-14, {{ISBN|0-521-30013-4}}</ref> From 1947 to 1949, Eikhenbaum was victimized by the campaign against "[[rootless cosmopolitan]]ism,"<ref>Hugh Mclean, [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/18/books/two-decades-of-a-russian-giant.html ''Two Decades of a Russian Giant,''] The New York Times, April 18, 1982</ref><ref>Any, p. 195</ref> along with [[Viktor Zhirmunsky]], [[Grigorii Gukovskii]], and [[Mark Azadovsky]], but was able to continue his science. Eikhenbaum died at the age of 73 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, in 1959.
A key moment in the biography of Eikhenbaum was his involvement with other members of the Society for the Study of Poetic Language ([[OPOJAZ]]), which was formed in 1916. In 1918, Eikhenbaum joined OPOJAZ and participated in their research until the middle of the 1920s. Eikhenbaum provided definition and interpretation for the group,<ref>Victor Erlich, ''Russian Formalism: History, Doctrine,'' Walter de Gruyter, 1980, p. 66, {{ISBN|90-279-0450-2}}</ref> with essays such as ''Theory of the "Formal Method"'' he helped outline their approach to literature.<ref>Peter Brooks et al., ''The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism,'' Cambridge University Press, 1995, v. 8. pp 11-14, {{ISBN|0-521-30013-4}}</ref> From 1947 to 1949, Eikhenbaum was victimized by the campaign against "[[rootless cosmopolitan]]ism,"<ref>Hugh Mclean, [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/18/books/two-decades-of-a-russian-giant.html ''Two Decades of a Russian Giant,''] The New York Times, 18 April 1982</ref><ref>Any, p. 195</ref> along with [[Viktor Zhirmunsky]], [[Grigorii Gukovskii]], and [[Mark Azadovsky]], but was able to continue his science. Eikhenbaum died at the age of 73 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, in 1959.


== Literary works ==
== Literary works ==
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Revision as of 15:59, 3 December 2022

Boris Eikhenbaum
Борис Эйхенбаум
Born(1886-10-16)16 October 1886
Voronezh, Russian Empire
Died2 November 1959(1959-11-02) (aged 73)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Burial placeBogoslovskoe Cemetery
NationalityRussian Jew
EducationSaint Petersburg State University
Occupation(s)Literary critic, historian
OrganizationOPOJAZ
MovementRussian formalism
RelativesJacob Eichenbaum (grandfather)
Vsevolod Eikhenbahum (brother)

Boris Mikhailovich Eikhenbaum[1] (Russian: Борис Михайлович Эйхенбаум, IPA: [ɨjxʲɪnˈbaʊm]; 16 October 1886 – 2 November 1959) was a Russian Empire and Soviet literary scholar and historian of Russian literature. He is a representative of Russian formalism.

Biography

Eikhenbaum was born in Voronezh, the grandson of Jewish mathematician and poet Jacob Eichenbaum.[2] His childhood and adolescence were spent there. After finishing elementary school in 1905, Eikhenbaum went to Petersburg and enrolled in the Military Medical Academy, soon thereafter in 1906, he enrolled in the biological faculty of the Free High School of P. F. Lesgaft. In parallel he studied music (violin, piano, voice). In 1907 Eikhenbaum left this school and enrolled in the Musical school of E. P. Raprof and the historical-philological faculty of Saint Petersburg State University. In 1909, Eikhenbaum abandoned professional aspirations in music, choosing in favor of philology. In this same year after two years of study in the Slavic-Russian department, Eikhenbaum transferred to the Romance-Germanic department; however, in 1911, he returned to the Slavic-Russian department. In 1912, Eikhenbaum finished his university studies. From 1913 to 1914, Eikhenbaum published in a number of periodicals, and conducted reviews of foreign literature in the newspaper «Русская молва». In 1914, Eikhenbaum began his pedagogical activities, and became a teacher in the school of Y. G. Gurevich.[3][4][5][6]

A key moment in the biography of Eikhenbaum was his involvement with other members of the Society for the Study of Poetic Language (OPOJAZ), which was formed in 1916. In 1918, Eikhenbaum joined OPOJAZ and participated in their research until the middle of the 1920s. Eikhenbaum provided definition and interpretation for the group,[7] with essays such as Theory of the "Formal Method" he helped outline their approach to literature.[8] From 1947 to 1949, Eikhenbaum was victimized by the campaign against "rootless cosmopolitanism,"[9][10] along with Viktor Zhirmunsky, Grigorii Gukovskii, and Mark Azadovsky, but was able to continue his science. Eikhenbaum died at the age of 73 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, in 1959.

Literary works

  • Pushkin as Poet and the 1825 Revolt (An Attempt at Psychological Investigation) / Пушкин-поэт и бунт 1825 года (Опыт психологического исследования), 1907.
  • How Gogol's Overcoat Was Made / Как сделана "Шинель" Гоголя, 1919.[1]
  • Melody of Russian Lyric Poetry / Мелодика русского лирического стиха, 1922.[2]
  • Young Tolstoy / Молодой Толстой, 1922.
  • Anna Akhmatova: An Attempt at Analysis / Анна Ахматова Опыт анализа, 1923.[3]
  • Lermontov. A Study in Historical-Literary Evaluation / Лермонтов. Опыт историко-литературной оценки, 1924.
  • Leskov and Contemporary Prose / Лесков и современная проза, 1925.
  • O. Henry and the Theory of the Short Story / О. Генри и теория новеллы, 1925.[4]
  • Literature and Cinema / Литература и кино, 1926.
  • Theory of the "Formal Method" / Теория "формального метода", 1925.[5]
  • Literary Mores / Литературный быт, 1927.
  • Leo Tolstoy: The Fifties / Лев Толстой: пятидесятые годы, 1928.
  • Leo Tolstoy: The Sixties / Лев Толстой: шестидесятые годы, 1931.
  • Leo Tolstoy: The Seventies / Лев Толстой: семидесятые годы, 1940.

Notes

  1. ^ Also transliterated Eichenbaum.
  2. ^ "Eichenbaum (Gelber), Jacob". Encyclopaedia Judaica.
  3. ^ Carol Joyce Any, Boris Eikhenbaum: Voices of a Russian Formalist, Stanford University Press, 1994, pp. 11-16, ISBN 0-8047-2229-3
  4. ^ Николай Мельников, Борис Эйхенбаум. Жизнь в слове Лехаим, Октябрь 2006
  5. ^ Электронная Еврейская Энциклопедия, Эйхенбаум Борис
  6. ^ Энциклопедия Кругосвет, Эйхенбаум, Борис Михайлович
  7. ^ Victor Erlich, Russian Formalism: History, Doctrine, Walter de Gruyter, 1980, p. 66, ISBN 90-279-0450-2
  8. ^ Peter Brooks et al., The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism, Cambridge University Press, 1995, v. 8. pp 11-14, ISBN 0-521-30013-4
  9. ^ Hugh Mclean, Two Decades of a Russian Giant, The New York Times, 18 April 1982
  10. ^ Any, p. 195

Further reading

  • Horowitz, Brian (2015), "Battling for Self-Definition in Soviet Literature: Boris Eikhenbaum's Jewish Question", Znanie. Ponimanie. Umenie, 12 (2): 379–392, doi:10.17805/zpu.2015.2.41.
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