Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin, 2016, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 160–169
© Kozlov A. E., 2016
UDC: 
821.161.1 + 821.0 + 159.925.6

Graphological interests of N.D. Akhsharumov in the light of the author’s self-consciousness: introductory remarks

Kozlov A. E. 1 (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation)
1 Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Full text (Open Access) — Downloaded 3042
Abstract: 

The article deals with the description of the collective monograph “Graphology” in the light of self-consciousness and life-creation of critic and writer of 2nd part of the 19th century N.D. Aksharumov. The collective monograph was published in Riga in 1894. That project united graphologist F.F. Tishkov, dr D.D. Aksharumov (MD) and a popular writer N.D. Aksharumov. In spite of the fact that their theories lack originality and are derivative from the ideas of C. Lombroso and G. Michon, that book contains important material for literary and historical studies and hermeneutical reconstructions. Its 33-page supplement deserves special attention as it presents graphological symbols illustrating the monograph’s theses. That section also contains imitations of famous people’s handwriting -- artist Ivan Aivazovsky, writers and poets Alexander Pushkin, Nicolay Gogol, and others.
The article presents a hypothesis about special significance of the book for the author's self-consciousness. So, Akhsharumov was among the first Russian writers, who openly declared his competence in handwriting analysis. The search for the "Prototype" is one of the key ideas of the book. Akhsharumov’s figure is important for a new retrospective view of Russian literature and the writer's own creativity. However, the work on that book and its applications, as to differ from his efforts in fiction, helped him penetrate the secrets of the creative laboratory of the Other and without a doubt made significant changes in the author's identity.

Keywords: 

Akhsharumov, graphology, expertise, narration experiment, Russian literature of XIX century

https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85017636895&origin=...

Graphological interests of N.D. Akhsharumov in the light of the author's self-consciousness: Introductory remarks

For citation:
Kozlov A. E. Graphological interests of N.D. Akhsharumov in the light of the author’s self-consciousness: introductory remarks. Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin, 2016, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 160–169. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15293/2226-3365.1602.14
References: 
  1. Barsht K. A. “Calligraphy” of Dostoevsky. New aspects in the study of Dostoevsky. Petrozavodsk, 1994, pp. 101–120. (In Russian)
  2. Bakhtin М. М. Author and hero. St. Petersburg, 2000, 300 p. (In Russian)
  3. Bakhtin М. М. By the Philosophy of Action. Collected works of 20th of XX. Kiev, 1994, 383 p. (In Russian)
  4. Volodina N. V., Sumarokova L. A. N. D. Critique of Akhsharumov on the Dostoevsky's “Crime and Punishment”. Cherepovets State University Bulletin. 2015, no. 4, pp. 65–69. (In Russian)
  5. Votchin I. S., Bochkarev A. A. The Study of Personality by Writing. Novosibirsk, 2006. 166 p. (In Russian)
  6. Derrida J. The grammatology (De la grammatologie). Translate from French N. Avtonomova. Moscow, Ad Marginem Publ., 2000. (In Russian)
  7. Zuev-Insarov D. M. Handwriting and personality. Moscow, 1993, 110 p. (In Russian)
  8. Kozlov А. Е. On Nikolai Akhsharumov’s Literary Reputation. Siberian Philological Journal. 2015, no. 1, pp. 30–35. (In Russian)
  9. Lavrova S. Ju. Semiotic Discourse of Akhsharumov’s Detective Novel “Kontsy v voddy”. Cherepovets State University Bulletin. 2015, no. 7, pp. 49–58. (In Russian)
  10. Lavrova S. Ju. Linguistic personality of N. D. Akhsharumov in Semiotic Space of Russian Literature of the 2nd Part Of the XIX century. Cherepovets State University Bulletin. 2015, no. 4, pp. 100–107. (In Russian)
  11. Lappo М. А. Self-Awareness: semantics, pragmatics, language resources. Novosibirsk, 2013, 180 p. (In Russian)
  12. Levi-Strauss K. The Structural Anthropology. Translate from French V. Ivanov. Moscow, 2008, 555 p. (In Russian)
  13. Neretina N. S. Origin and Development the Forensic Handwriting attribution Diagnosis of Personality Characteristics and Abroad in Russia. Tula State University Bulletin. 2013, no. 4–2, pp. 302–308. (In Russian)
  14. Osekova O. V. Graphology as a psychodiagnostic method of cognition of the human personality. Novosibirsk, 2003, 89 p. (In Russian)
  15. Pecherskaja T. I. Commoners of the 60th of the XIX Century. The phenomenon of Self-Awareness in the Aspect of Philological Hermeneutics. Novosibirsk, 1999, 300 p. (In Russian)
  16. Popova О. А. Prerequisites of diagnostic studies in graphology. Tomsk State University Bulletin. 2009, no. 322, pp. 125–128. (In Russian)
  17. Tomashevskij B. V. Writer and Book. Moscow, Leningrad, 1928, 228 p. (In Russian)
  18. Schopenhauer А. On the Writing and Stylistic. Translate from Deutsch. Moscow, 2009, 72 p. (In Russian)
  19. Epstein А. Prince Myshkin and Akakij Bashmachkin. Paradoxes of Novelty. Moscow, 1988, pp. 65–80. (In Russian)
  20. Bayne R., O'Neill F. Handwriting and personality: A test of some expert graphologists' judgments. Guidance and Assessment Review. 1988, no. 4, pp. 1–3.
  21. Berger J. Handwriting Analysis and Graphology. The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience. vol. 1, 2002, pp. 116–120.
  22. Furnham A., Gunter B. Graphology and Personality: Another Failure to Validate Graphological Analysis. Personality and Individual Differences. vol. 8(3), 1987. pp. 433-435. DOI: 10.1016/0191-8869(87)90045-6
Date of the publication 10.04.2016