ZOOMORPHIC IMAGES OF WOMEN SNAKE IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE
The article discusses the image of a woman-snake from different angles and different authors. the traditional image is often found in the mythology of various nationalities, and also in folk tales. when this woman- snake carries a variety of characters from the evil witch to an innocent victim. in t...
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2015-12-01
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| description | The article discusses the image of a woman-snake from different angles and different authors. the traditional image is often found in the mythology of various nationalities, and also in folk tales. when this woman- snake carries a variety of characters from the evil witch to an innocent victim. in terms of the symbolism of the snake woman in the article discusses three works: S. Coleridge “ Christabel”,E.T.A. Hoffmann, “The Golden Pot”, and Guy de Maupassant “Crazy?”. All authors zoomorphic image of the woman-snake is quite different meanings and is a reflection of the ambivalent symbolism of the snake as a symbol. For the early romance S. Colridge this image is demonic, E. T. A. Hoffmann representative of late romanticism, woman- snake displays pagan ideas about the serpent, realist Guy de Maupassant uses everyday’s beliefs about the serpent. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1edea2955e724ef189121da524bb43632022-12-22T03:43:39ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism2312-92202312-92472015-12-010411211813356ZOOMORPHIC IMAGES OF WOMEN SNAKE IN EUROPEAN LITERATUREK N Galay0Российский университет дружбы народовThe article discusses the image of a woman-snake from different angles and different authors. the traditional image is often found in the mythology of various nationalities, and also in folk tales. when this woman- snake carries a variety of characters from the evil witch to an innocent victim. in terms of the symbolism of the snake woman in the article discusses three works: S. Coleridge “ Christabel”,E.T.A. Hoffmann, “The Golden Pot”, and Guy de Maupassant “Crazy?”. All authors zoomorphic image of the woman-snake is quite different meanings and is a reflection of the ambivalent symbolism of the snake as a symbol. For the early romance S. Colridge this image is demonic, E. T. A. Hoffmann representative of late romanticism, woman- snake displays pagan ideas about the serpent, realist Guy de Maupassant uses everyday’s beliefs about the serpent.http://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/13357зооморфный образженщина-змеяромантизмреализмоценочностьмифологиясимволхристианствоязычество |
| spellingShingle | K N Galay ZOOMORPHIC IMAGES OF WOMEN SNAKE IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism зооморфный образ женщина-змея романтизм реализм оценочность мифология символ христианство язычество |
| title | ZOOMORPHIC IMAGES OF WOMEN SNAKE IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE |
| title_full | ZOOMORPHIC IMAGES OF WOMEN SNAKE IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE |
| title_fullStr | ZOOMORPHIC IMAGES OF WOMEN SNAKE IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE |
| title_full_unstemmed | ZOOMORPHIC IMAGES OF WOMEN SNAKE IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE |
| title_short | ZOOMORPHIC IMAGES OF WOMEN SNAKE IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE |
| title_sort | zoomorphic images of women snake in european literature |
| topic | зооморфный образ женщина-змея романтизм реализм оценочность мифология символ христианство язычество |
| url | http://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/13357 |
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