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‘I am a Witch and I like it!’
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Notes
1 M. Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita, trans. R. Pevear and L. Volokhonsky,
Penguin books, 1997, p. 95.
2 Bulgakov’s works are characterized by numerous intertextual references. By
making the pact with the devil the central motif of the plot, Bulgakov constructs an
intertextual parallel between Margarita and Faust.
3 Ibid., p. 229.
4 Ibid., p. 230.
5 E. Ericson, The Apocalyptic Vision of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and
Margarita, The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston/Queenston/Lampeter, 1991, p. 126.
6 E.K. Beaujoure. ‘The Uses of Witches in Fedin and Bulgakov’, Slavic Review,
Vol. 33, 4 1974, p. 702.
7 Bulgakov, op. cit., p. 289.
8 The story is unknown in Western church.
9 S.A. Zenkovsky (ed), ‘The Decent of the Virgin into Hell’, Medieval Russia’s
Epics, Chronicles and Tales, E.P Dutton & Co, New York, 1974, pp. 153-160.
10 Bulgakov, op. cit., p. 215.
Bibliography
Bulgakov, M., The Master and Margarita. Trans. Pevear, R. and Volokhonsky, L.,
Penguin books, 1997.
Beaujoure, E.K., ‘The Uses of Witches in Fedin and Bulgakov’. Slavic Review.
Vol. 33, No. 4, 1974, p. 702.
Ericson, E., The Apocalyptic Vision of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and
Margarita. The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston/Queenston/Lampeter, 1991.
Zenkovsky, S.A. (ed), ‘The Decent of the Virgin into Hell’. Medieval Russia’s
Epics, Chronicles and Tales. E.P Dutton&Co, New York, 1974.
Natalia Kaloh Vid is a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Arts, University of
Maribor. She holds a Ph.D. degree in English literature and translation studies from
the University of Maribor (Slovenia) and an M.A. in Modern Russian Literature.
Kaloh Vid is currently finishing her second Ph.D. thesis on Apocalyptic symbolism
in Mikhail Bulgakov’s literary works. Her research interests include Modern
Russian literature, Soviet literature and influence of ideology on translations.