Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story Tomorrow
The article examines the reception of Fyodor Dostoevsky by William Faulkner through a comparative analysis on the material of his short story Tomorrow. It shows how the motifs of crime, punishment, suffering, and love are used in the story; the influence of Dostoevsky on their interpretation is anal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Russian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Достоевский и мировая культура: Филологический журнал |
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| Online Access: | http://dostmirkult.ru/images/2022-2/08_Lvova_227-236.pdf |
| Summary: | The article examines the reception of Fyodor Dostoevsky by William Faulkner through a comparative analysis on the material of his short story Tomorrow. It shows how the motifs of crime, punishment, suffering, and love are used in the story; the influence of Dostoevsky on their interpretation is analyzed. The typological similarity of the hero of Faulkner with the Christlike heroes of Dostoevsky is discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2619-0311 2712-8512 |