Images of Italy in Dostoevsky's epistolary heritage

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Abstract

The article presents a historical and literary analysis of the published texts of the writer, containing evidence of the route and travel notes, analysis of the main concepts related to Italy. To interpret the meanings of texts, the author applies an integrated approach using philological, philosophical, cultural and religious studies tools. Dostoevsky's epistolary texts as a factor in the formation of a national mentality are examined in terms of the relationship between text and extra-textual structures (symbolic representations, motivation, behavioral stereotypes, social and cultural practices).

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Keywords: Dostoevsky, epistolary heritage, images of Italy, concept “beauty”, genius loci, italian text, intertext

Journal rubric: World Literature. Textology

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/langt.2019060106

Published

For citation: Dergacheva, I.V. (2019). Images of Italy in Dostoevsky's epistolary heritage. Language and Text, 6(1), 38–44. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/langt.2019060106

© Dergacheva I.V., 2019

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Irina V. Dergacheva, Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department "Linguodidactics and Intercultural Communication" of the Institute "Foreign Languages, Modern Communications and Management", Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4878-2027, e-mail: dergachevaiv@mgppu.ru

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