The Motif of Illusoriness in Dostoevsky’s Novel White Nights

The article concerns the ambiguous motif of illusoriness and its significance in F.M. Dostoevsky’s novel White nights. The motif pervades the whole novel, manifesting itself in different meanings of its paradigm (a reverie, a dream, a vision, a deception, a “spirit within”, etc.), refining and conce...

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Main Author: Nadezhda G. Shervarly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature 2019-03-01
Series:Достоевский и мировая культура: Филологический журнал
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Online Access:http://dostmirkult.ru/images/DOST_2019-1-int-1-185-190.pdf