Dostoevsky’s Books in 20th-Century American Literature (Nathanael West, John Irving, Philip Roth)
The article examines the presence of Dostoevsky’s books in the plot of the novels by Nathanael West, John Irving, and Philip Roth, in order to show how Dostoevsky was perceived by American writers and determined the specifics of the poetics and the transformation of constant motifs and images in mod...
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Russian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature
2024-03-01
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| description | The article examines the presence of Dostoevsky’s books in the plot of the novels by Nathanael West, John Irving, and Philip Roth, in order to show how Dostoevsky was perceived by American writers and determined the specifics of the poetics and the transformation of constant motifs and images in modern American literature. It is proved that the use of Dostoevsky’s books as a stable motif introduces into these works an obligatory element of literary polemics for both the hero and the author. The main technique used by writers (parodying themes and images of Dostoevsky’s works) becomes the main way to rethink the existing tradition of perceiving the work of the Russian novelist. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-841889b1a4924d8b87e2add8ff3c46352024-03-22T14:03:04ZengRussian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World LiteratureДостоевский и мировая культура: Филологический журнал2619-03112712-85122024-03-011 (25)10311410.22455/2619-0311-2024-1-103-114Dostoevsky’s Books in 20th-Century American Literature (Nathanael West, John Irving, Philip Roth)Irina V. Lvova0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3193-1222Petrozavodsk State UniversityThe article examines the presence of Dostoevsky’s books in the plot of the novels by Nathanael West, John Irving, and Philip Roth, in order to show how Dostoevsky was perceived by American writers and determined the specifics of the poetics and the transformation of constant motifs and images in modern American literature. It is proved that the use of Dostoevsky’s books as a stable motif introduces into these works an obligatory element of literary polemics for both the hero and the author. The main technique used by writers (parodying themes and images of Dostoevsky’s works) becomes the main way to rethink the existing tradition of perceiving the work of the Russian novelist.https://dostmirkult.ru/images/2024-1/05_Lvova_103-114.pdffyodor dostoevskyreceptionnathanael westjohn irvingphilip rothmotivebook |
| spellingShingle | Irina V. Lvova Dostoevsky’s Books in 20th-Century American Literature (Nathanael West, John Irving, Philip Roth) Достоевский и мировая культура: Филологический журнал fyodor dostoevsky reception nathanael west john irving philip roth motive book |
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