On the History of the Reception of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Works in the Netherlands: Nicolas van Wijk

Authors

  • Alexander S. Tsygankov Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences. 12/1 Goncharnaya Str., Moscow, 109240, Russian Federation
  • Teresa Obolevitch Pontifical University John Paul II. Kanonicza St 9, Krakоw, 31-002, Poland; National Research University “Higher School of Economics”. 21/4 Staraya Basmannaya Str., Moscow, 105066, Russian Federation

Keywords:

foreign reception of Russian thought, reception of F.M. Dostoevsky’s work, F.M. Dostoevsky in the Netherlands, Nicolaas van Wijk

Abstract

The article reconstructs the first stage of reception in the Netherlands of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s literary heritage in the late 19th century. The translations, as well as the reception, were originally inspired by the recognition of the writer in Germany and France rather than by the impact of the Russian cultural tradition itself. Attention is also paid to the writings of the “father of Dutch Slavic studies” Nicolaas van Wijk, from 1913 the chair of Slavonic and Baltic languages at Leiden University. His specific “prism” has been of help in understanding the work of the writer as a projection of the Russian people specific spirituality.

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Published

2021-10-13

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2021)

Section

WORLD PHILOSOPHY: ITS PAST AND PRESENT

How to Cite

Tsygankov, A. S., & Obolevitch, T. (2021). On the History of the Reception of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Works in the Netherlands: Nicolas van Wijk. History of Philosophy, 26(2), 25-34. https://hp.iphras.ru/article/view/6755