In the section Study of literature
The Return of the Idiot: G. Gazdanov and F.M. Dostoevsky. Paper two
Tomsk State University Tomsk Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
dostoevsky f.m., «the idiot», gazdanov g., pilgrims, «awakening», motif, leit-motif, hidden polemics
Abstract
The paper is devoted to proving the hypothesis about the influence of Dostoyevsky’s novels (above all, «The Idiot») on G. Gazdanov’s novels «Pilgrims» und «Awakening», to revealing the motifs and leitmotifs common for these works, and the correlations of the characters and ideas as well as to analyzing Gazdanov’ hidden polemics with Dostoevsky.
Bibliographic reference
Vyacheslav A. Boyarskiy The Return of the Idiot: G. Gazdanov and F.M. Dostoevsky. Paper two // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2013. № 1. Pp. 57–64.