Musicman: the musical-artistic story from Hoffmann and Odoevsky to Pasternak
Musicman: the musical-artistic story from Hoffmann and Odoevsky to Pasternak
This chapter investigates the musical story through Odoevsky's fictional ‘biography’ of Johann Sebastian Bach, and preceding works, particularly in the writings of E.T.A. Hoffmann. It aims to examine an early prose work by Boris Pasternak, his Suboctave Story (written in 1916–17, but first published only in 1977). Pasternak's never quite completed novella, this chapter argues, may be dependent to a considerable extent on Odoevsky's depiction of the young Bach and his creation of musical atmosphere.
Keywords: fictional biography, Odoevsky, Johann Sebastian Bach, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Boris Pasternak, Suboctave Story
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