The key metaphor of Pierre Mac Orlan's novel “Le Quai des brumes”

The article analyses the eponymous key metaphor of P. Mac Orlan's Novel “Le Quai des brumes” (“Port of Shadows”), discussing its function in the textual space and portrayal of the characters as well as its parallels with the metaphors in other works by the author. As a result, the author comes...

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Main Author: Sabashnikova Anna Aronovna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches 2015-12-01
Series:Studia Humanitatis
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Online Access:http://st-hum.ru/en/node/352/
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description The article analyses the eponymous key metaphor of P. Mac Orlan's Novel “Le Quai des brumes” (“Port of Shadows”), discussing its function in the textual space and portrayal of the characters as well as its parallels with the metaphors in other works by the author. As a result, the author comes to a conclusion on the particular features of the atmosphere created in the novel and stylistic devices Mac Orlan uses.
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spelling doaj.art-6710c6a1d3454bdabe39ff5aa0fde5cf2022-12-22T03:06:55ZengInstitute of Modern Humanitarian ResearchesStudia Humanitatis2308-80792015-12-014The key metaphor of Pierre Mac Orlan's novel “Le Quai des brumes”Sabashnikova Anna Aronovna0National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow Russia)The article analyses the eponymous key metaphor of P. Mac Orlan's Novel “Le Quai des brumes” (“Port of Shadows”), discussing its function in the textual space and portrayal of the characters as well as its parallels with the metaphors in other works by the author. As a result, the author comes to a conclusion on the particular features of the atmosphere created in the novel and stylistic devices Mac Orlan uses.http://st-hum.ru/en/node/352/novelautobiographic motivesmetaphorspacesocial fantastic fictioninterwar literatureParisMontmartre
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The key metaphor of Pierre Mac Orlan's novel “Le Quai des brumes”
Studia Humanitatis
novel
autobiographic motives
metaphor
space
social fantastic fiction
interwar literature
Paris
Montmartre
title The key metaphor of Pierre Mac Orlan's novel “Le Quai des brumes”
title_full The key metaphor of Pierre Mac Orlan's novel “Le Quai des brumes”
title_fullStr The key metaphor of Pierre Mac Orlan's novel “Le Quai des brumes”
title_full_unstemmed The key metaphor of Pierre Mac Orlan's novel “Le Quai des brumes”
title_short The key metaphor of Pierre Mac Orlan's novel “Le Quai des brumes”
title_sort key metaphor of pierre mac orlan s novel le quai des brumes
topic novel
autobiographic motives
metaphor
space
social fantastic fiction
interwar literature
Paris
Montmartre
url http://st-hum.ru/en/node/352/
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