Mystical Symbolism of the Artistic Space of Literary Texts of F.M. Dostoevsky (on the Example of the Story “The Landlady”)

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Abstract

The article examines the phenomenon of the mystical symbolism of the plot of the story by F.M. Dostoevsky's “The Landlady”. The unconscious, irrational concept of the story and its possibility of coexistence with a realistic implication are investigated. The text of the story is considered in its versatility and multilevelness. The images of the main characters are consistently considered and analyzed, both separately and in their connection with each other, the role of the mystical aspect in the formation of these images is revealed.

General Information

Keywords: F.M. Dostoevsky, symbolism, mysticism, the early works of F.M. Dostoevsky, symbol.

Journal rubric: World Literature. Textology

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/langt.2021080204

Funding. The reported study was funded by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR), project number 18-012-90034. Достоевский и Италия.

Received: 01.05.2021

Accepted:

For citation: Mikhaylova M.V. Mystical Symbolism of the Artistic Space of Literary Texts of F.M. Dostoevsky (on the Example of the Story “The Landlady”) [Elektronnyi resurs]. Âzyk i tekst = Language and Text, 2021. Vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 41–50. DOI: 10.17759/langt.2021080204. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Mariya V. Mikhaylova, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Linguistics, Moscow State Institute of Culture, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0652-7834, e-mail: nemashasky@mail.ru

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