F. M. Dostoevsky – a writer or a thinker?

Культура и искусство ◽

10.7256/2454-0625.2020.10.32501 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 29-35

Author(s):

Alexander Usachev

Keyword(s):

Social Movements ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Social Practice ◽

Research Method ◽

Literary Text ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Philosophical Text ◽

Time Space ◽

The Subject ◽

Artistic Image

The object of this research is the works of the prominent Russian writer F. M. Dostoevsky. The subject of this research is the opinion whether F. M. Dostoevsky first and foremost is the Russian philosopher and thinker, and only then a writer. The author examines the peculiarities of such roles in culture as philosopher, thinker and writer, which gives grounds to question unambiguous reference of the works of prominent Russian writer as activity of the thinker. The peculiarity consists in the fact that F. M. Dostoevsky’s literary texts is so rich in images and themes, that shifting the specificity of his artistic image into the background is not quite justified. Special attention is given to clarification of the essence of activity of the philosopher and the writer. The key research method is the comparative analysis of the facts of such types of social practice as the profession of writer, philosopher and thinker in their relation to the fundamental concepts of time, space, text and nature of its perception from the outside perspective .The main conclusion consists in the statement that the philosophical text maintains neutrality in relation to time, as is being written from the standpoint of eternity. Literary text, in turn, is “submerged” in time and space of the events taking place within it, and relies on recognizability of the characters and their existential characteristics. F. M. Dostoevsky appears to the audience as the creator of storylines and images, rather than a person who sets the trends and concepts of social movements.

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Deconstruction of Binary Opposition in Kritikus Adinan Story by Budi Darma

TRANSFORMATIKA JURNAL BAHASA SASTRA DAN PENGAJARANNYA ◽

10.31002/transformatika.v2i1.602 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Iswadi Bahardur

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Research Method ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Binary Opposition ◽

Literary Works ◽

Data Source ◽

The Subject

Writing this article backed by multi interpretation problems raised by a text, especially literary texts. Multi interpretation is inseparable from the consciousness and unconscious of the subject of the author, as well as the process of reconstruction by the reader. Based on this article this article aims to describe the results of deconstructing binary opposition readings on the story of Kritikus Adinan by Budi Darma. The data source used is the story of Kritikus Adinan. The research method used is descriptive analysis with the theoretical perspective of deconstruction of Jaques Derrida. Based on the findings and data analysis, the results show the following. First, the deconstruction readings of the Kritikus Adinan can not be separated from the word-scoring process as Jaques Derrida puts it in deconstruction theory. Secondly, the reconstruction of Kritkus Adinan’s story leads to unfamiliarity but leads the reader to discover the marginalized texts. Third, based on the results of deconstruction reading in the story of Kritikus Adinan, there is a binary opposition that has been denied and broken by the author by presenting a reversal of fact. Suggestions that can be recommended are many other literary works that are worthy and important to be reviewed by other researchers to uncover the phenomenon of reversing the facts by the author.

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“Own” and “alien” space in the novel “Dead Men Walking” by Steve Lyons

Филология научные исследования ◽

10.7256/2454-0749.2021.2.33345 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 79-86

Author(s):

Evgenii Vadimovich Vasil'ev

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Literary Text ◽

Literary Studies ◽

The Novel ◽

Historical Method ◽

Long Time ◽

The Subject

The subject of this research is the peculiarities of organization of space in the novel “Dead Men Walking” by Steve Lyons from the perspective opposition “own – alien”. The research employs the cultural-historical method and comparative analysis. The article examines the peculiarities of perception of space in the novel. The basic conflict is association with intervention of the alien civilization on the planet of people. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the war erases the boundaries of “own” and “alien”, each of parties to the conflict has reason to believe that the planet is “their own”. The characters of the novel are divided into “living” and “dead”, which complicates the conflict and organization of space even more. Space in the literary text is the subject of multiple scientific articles. However, the works dedicated to examination of space in S. Lyons’ novel are not featured in modern literary studies, which defines the scientific novelty of this research. The conclusion is drawn that  for humanity and for alien civilization space is simultaneously “own” and “alien”, since other civilization existed on the planet for a long time prior to the arrival of humans. Moreover, the organization of space is complicated by the arrival of human forces of rom other planet, who were unfamiliar with the concept of “own” space at all, which affects the course of war and determines the fate of the characters in the novel. Such approach demonstrates that the concept of “own” and “alien” in the novel is vague due to the fact that it is impossible to unambiguously attribute the planet neither to “own” nor “alien” space.

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THE PHENOMENON OF DISRUPTED COMMUNICATION IN THE NOVEL “EFFI BRIEST” BY THEODOR FONTANE AND IN THE FILM ADAPTATION BY RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER: SPEECH AND GESTURE

Practices & Interpretations: A Journal of Philology, Teaching and Cultural Studies ◽

10.18522/2415-8852-2021-3-49-72 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 49-72

Author(s):

Александра Владимировна Елисеева

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Literary Text ◽

Film Adaptation ◽

Film Adaptations ◽

Close Reading ◽

Theodor Fontane ◽

The Novel ◽

Hierarchical Relationship ◽

The Subject ◽

Effi Briest

The subject of this article’s comparative intermedial analysis is the phenomenon of disrupted communication in the novel by the German writer Theodor Fontane “Effi Briest” (1895) and in the film adaptation of this work by Rainer Werner Fassbinder “Fontane Effi Briest” (1974). The article consists of five parts: 1) introduction; 2) analysis of dialogues in Fontane’s novel; 3) description of the means of creating the effect of disrupted communication in Fassbinder’s film; 4) comparative analysis of some fragments of two works by the method of close reading; 5) conclusions. Methodologically, the research is based on the achievements of the theory of communication, carpalistics, comparative and intermedial approaches to the study of film adaptations. The main point of the article is that the effect of disrupted communication, which is observed in numerous dialogues of Fontane’s novel, is also created by visual means in Fassbinder’s film, among which a significant place is occupied by a gesture. The gesture of turning away deserves special attention: the characters of the film turn away from each other, turn their backs to the interlocutor and the viewer, turn to their reflection. The unconventionality and intensity of such gestures accentuate the problematic nature of communication between the characters. This structure, peripheral in Fontane’s work, becomes central in the film of Fassbinder, grasping the viewers’ attention. In this regard, the article adds to a traditional discussion about the hierarchical relationship between a literary text and its film adaptation.

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The image of Boris Godunov in the drama by A. S. Pushkin and opera by M. P. Mussorgsky: comparative analysis of philosophical-aesthetic, psychological and social components

Философия и культура ◽

10.7256/2454-0757.2020.7.33393 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 31-40

Author(s):

Hui Zhang

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Psychological Traits ◽

Philosophical Idea ◽

Unique Interpretation ◽

The Subject ◽

Boris Godunov ◽

Social Components ◽

Artistic Image

The subject of this research is the image of Boris Godunov viewed in three different aspects in the eponymous drama by A. S. Pushkin and in the opera by M. P. Mussorgsky. The goal consist in description of multifacetedness and complexity of image of the Tsar, as well as his main traits in representation of the poet and the composer, which helps the performers in staging the opera “Boris Godunov”. A comparative analysis of drama and opera is conducted in accordance with the tree main categories: philosophical-aesthetic foundation, psychological portrait, peculiarities of social environment and place of the hero therein. The main conclusions consist in determination of the important sides of possible interpretation of the image of Tsar as: 1) basic philosophical idea that underlies the entire play, and thus defines the role of Godunov in the artistic concept of stage director and actor; 2) key psychological traits that set the emotional tone for the image of Tsar Boris Godunov; 3) nature and specificity of relations between the protagonist and other characters. The scientific novelty of this article is defined by an attempt to determine the key trends in creating an artistic image of the hero by means of theoretical analysis of representations on protagonist in the drama by A. S. Pushkin and opera by M. P. Mussorgsky. The author believes that the range of qualities and traits imposed by these prominent upon Boris Godunov would help the novice actors to find the key to their unique interpretation of this character.

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Biographical and artistic in M. Y. Lermontov’s novel “Princess Ligovskaya” and the drama “Two Brothers”

Litera ◽

10.25136/2409-8698.2020.11.34198 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 27-35

Author(s):

Ekaterina Andreevna Denisova

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Crucial Role ◽

Early Period ◽

Literary Texts ◽

The Novel ◽

Artistic Interpretation ◽

The Subject ◽

The Common

This article is dedicated to a comparative analysis of two works by M. Y. Lermontov, which represent the interpretation of the common biographical context. The subject of this research is the specificity of transformation of the biographical fact into the artistic generalization in the works of M. Y. Lermontov. The object of this research is the drama "Two Brothers" and the novel Princess Ligovskaya” viewed within the paradigm of artistic comprehension of the scenario of unfaithfulness, or destruction of love as conceptually important in the conflict present in the works of M. Y. Lermontov. Such approach, based on interrelation between the creative and biographical, allows making important remarks on specificity of the phenomenon of autobiographism in the works of M. Y. Lermontov. The author analyzes the initial biographical situation (relationship between Lermontov and V. A. Lopukhina), and concludes that two literary texts – drama and novel – represent a distinct system of creative reflection of the biographical fact. It is established that in the process of creating the drama, and the novel later on, Lermontov ensues the need for artistic interpretation and resolution of the situation of unfaithfulness as an instance, and in a broader sense – as an ontological pattern; however, the conflict cannot be settled within the framework of this storyline. Since 1837, autobiographism in Lermontov's works ceases to play the crucial role; in other words, personal situation and its artistic interpretation no longer coincide, which renders impossible to continue the novel. Such circumstance allows realizing the reasons of incomplete works of Lermontov’s early period, which lie in inability to resolve love conflicts with a positive finale.

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Projections of Intermediality in a Literary Text

wisdom ◽

10.24234/wisdom.v15i2.348 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 21-32

Author(s):

Ganna PRIHODKO ◽

Oleksandra PRYKHODCHENKO ◽

Halyna MOROSHKINA

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Literary Text ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Levels Of Abstraction ◽

Work Of Art ◽

Visual Texts ◽

Semiotic Systems ◽

Artistic Image ◽

Different Levels

The article is devoted to the study of linguistic manifestations of intermediality in English-language literary texts of the 20th – 21st centuries. Intermediality is understood as a special type of structural interconnections within a work of art, based on the interaction of various types of art-languages in a system of single literary text. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of such figurative structures that enclose information about another type of art. In the course of the analysis, it was established that the implementation of intermedial connections of literary, musical and visual texts interacting in the space of the semiosphere is carried out by borrowing of compositional-structural and plot-shaped means, which leads to the creolization of the transmitted message, providing a pragmatic effect on the recipient with a combination of verbal-iconic elements . The intermedial mechanism of combining codes of different semiotic systems contributes to the transfer of an artistic image in the text at different levels of abstraction.

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TRANSLATING PROPER NAMES IN A LITERARY TEXT: A CASE OF HARRY POTTER NOVEL IN VIETNAM

VNU Journal of Foreign Studies ◽

10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4245 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Trieu Thu Hang

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Proper Names ◽

Translation Studies ◽

Literary Text ◽

Harry Potter ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Research Purpose ◽

Translation Strategies ◽

Theoretical Frame

Translating literary proper names is regarded as one of the challenging but inspiring issues in the field of Translation Studies. Given this context, the present paper aims to analyze the strategies undertaken by the translator when rendering proper names from the English literary text “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” (2014) into its Vietnamese translation “Harry Potter và Hòn đá phù thuỷ” (2016). To fulfill the research purpose, a descriptive and comparative analysis was made between the source and target text. The analysis of translation strategies was grounded on the theoretical frame of Davis (2003). The findings reveal that the translator adopted the strategy of preservation for most of the proper names in the chosen literary text. Several recommendations for translating proper names in the literary texts are finally drawn out.

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Improving the Methodology of Integrated Teaching of The Subject of Native (Uzbek) Language

Psychology and Education Journal ◽

10.17762/pae.v58i1.1124 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 2477-2491

Author(s):

Klarakhon Makhmutovna Mavlonova

Keyword(s):

Native Language ◽

Literary Text ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Visual Aids ◽

Before And After ◽

Integrative Study ◽

The Subject ◽

Basic Approaches ◽

Academic Year ◽

Qualitative Changes

Introduction: The article was written with the aim of improving the method of integrative study of the subject of the native language with literature through a literary text. Materials and methods: When covering the topic, the following methods were used: comparative analysis, pedagogical observation, the study of advanced pedagogical experience, sociological methods questioning, conversation), pedagogical experiment, mathematical and statistical analysis. Research results: In the 2015-2016 academic year, before the start of experimental classes in 9 grades, in which these lessons are intended, in order to find out the knowledge, skills and abilities of students in finding a literary text, artistic visual aids and types of poetic art, their name and explanation, test papers. After the lessons, on the basis of experimental materials, a mathematical calculation of the results of control works was carried out in order to compare the qualitative changes before and after the experiment. Discussion and conclusions: The increase in the number of literary texts in the textbooks "Native Language" for grades 5-9 has created the opportunity and the need to work on artistic visual aids and types of poetic art through these texts. The expediency of the implementation of external and bilateral integration of native language lessons with literature lessons through literary texts is substantiated, considering such basic approaches as communication, focus on speech activity, ingenuity, awareness and differentiation, such principles.

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“An honest escape” of a modern character: escapism problem in young adult fiction in the 21st century

Neophilology ◽

10.20310/2587-6953-2020-6-23-599-607 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 599-607

Author(s):

Elena V. Boroda

Keyword(s):

Young Adult ◽

21St Century ◽

Research Method ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Young Adult Fiction ◽

Social Trends ◽

The Past ◽

Integrated Research ◽

History Analysis ◽

The Subject

We analyze the problem of escapism, briefly discuss its history and evolution, its attitude to the problem in different periods of history. Analysis of this problem is the main goal of this work. The subject of this research is the texts of authors writing for children and teenagers, created over the past decade. On the example of young adult fiction in recent years, the development of an escapist motive, a change in attitude towards it and possible causes of such a transformation are observed. The relevance of the study is that modern texts that have not yet been studied by modern literary studies are analyzed, and the problem of escapism is considered in accordance with the cultural and social trends of today. In the process, we use an integrated research method. The result of studying the problem of escapism can be called a review of modern young adult fiction, in which there is a motive for fleeing reality, as well as some observations and conclusions that may be useful in studying the cultural and social problems of today. We conclude that escapism in modern young adult fiction is a full-fledged motive and means of interacting with reality. The scope of the research results is the study of modern literary texts by philologists, literary critics, literature teachers, as well as students and schoolchildren who are interested in expanding and deepening literary knowledge.

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Semantics and Modality of “Strange” (Based on Mystical-Fantastic Russian, English and Spanish Novels)

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20185001119 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 ◽

pp. 01119

Author(s):

Daria Novikova ◽

Yulia Ivanova

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Literary Text ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Semantic Group ◽

Specific Identification ◽

Research Findings ◽

Religious Concept ◽

Different Cultures

The aim of the study is to present semantic diversity of an adjective “strange” in Russian, English and Spanish literary texts. All context examples are taken from world-known mystical-fantastic novels (“Altist Danilov” by V. Orlov, “Falling Angel” by W. Hjortsberg, and “The Club Dumas” by A. Pérez-Reverte) in order to demonstrate individual author’s style in conveying religious concept such as demon and its attributes through different cultures. Using the method of comparative analysis and specific identification the authors describe three aspects of adjective definition – gnoseological, emotional-axiological and orthological. The paper confirms that attributive features of main characters in all literary texts can be depicted through one single adjective, its synonyms and its collocations. Moreover, description of demonic personages mostly depends on quality adjectives having selected by a creator of a literary text. The practical value of the study is that research findings can be used in future investigations on the modality and semantics of other adjectives belonging to the same semantic group.

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