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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Main Author: Irina V. Lvova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature 2022-05-01
Series:Достоевский и мировая культура: Филологический журнал
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Online Access:http://dostmirkult.ru/images/2022-2/08_Lvova_227-236.pdf
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-f00a4bb2f3f5456682fad1b957974c562022-12-22T00:32:22ZengRussian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World LiteratureДостоевский и мировая культура: Филологический журнал2619-03112712-85122022-05-012 (18)22723610.22455/2619-0311-2022-2-227-236Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story TomorrowIrina V. Lvova0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3193-1222Petrozavodsk State UniversityThe 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.http://dostmirkult.ru/images/2022-2/08_Lvova_227-236.pdfdostoevskyreceptionfaulknermotifcomparative analysis
spellingShingle Irina V. Lvova
Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story Tomorrow
Достоевский и мировая культура: Филологический журнал
dostoevsky
reception
faulkner
motif
comparative analysis
title Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story Tomorrow
title_full Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story Tomorrow
title_fullStr Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story Tomorrow
title_full_unstemmed Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story Tomorrow
title_short Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story Tomorrow
title_sort dostoevsky s motifs in william faulkner s short story tomorrow
topic dostoevsky
reception
faulkner
motif
comparative analysis
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