Juri Mikhailovich Lotman

Edna Andrews (Duke University)

Ed. by Neil Cornwell, University of Bristol
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.2.00: Post-1917 Writing and Culture in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, 1917-present.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

Dates

Born 28 Feb 1922
Died 28 Oct 1993
Activity 1952-1993

Places

Born in Russia
Active in Russia

Activities

Primary

Literary Critic/ Historian

Resources

Lotman's Works

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Jurij Mixailovič Lotman (1922-1993) is one of the central figures in the field of semiotics and the subfield of

anthroposemiotics

. During his lifetime, Lotman published over eight hundred works, including a dozen monographs, in more than fifty international scholarly journals. These works have been translated into nineteen languages and new translations continue to appear in print. Ann Shukman’s analysis and translations of Lotman’s works played an important role in making Lotman’s work accessible to the West, which includes what is perhaps Lotman’s greatest contribution to semiotic theory – his work on the semiosphere. The most recent major translation into English of Lotman’s work is Wilma Clark’s translation of his final monograph,

Culture and Explosion

Lotman was born

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Citation: Andrews, Edna. "Juri Mikhailovich Lotman". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 November 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2793, accessed 25 November 2024.]