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Savary's «Le Coran» as the source for the Pushkin's «Imitations of the Koran».
Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
pushkin, «imitations of the koran», le coran, conceptosphere, west-east synthesis, orientalism
Abstract
The article investigates the French translation of the Quran «Le Coran» by Claude-Étienne Savary as one of the sources of Alexander Pushkin’s «Imitations of the Koran». The role of the Muhammad’s biography «Abrégé de la Vie de Mahomet» for the formation of the Pushkin’s complex of concepts «poet», «prophet», «cave» and «persecution» is studied.
Bibliographic reference
Alekseev Pavel Viktorovich. Savary's «Le Coran» as the source for the Pushkin's «Imitations of the Koran». // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2013. № 3. Pp. 36–43.