MOTIFS OF DEATH AND IMMORTALITY IN M. YOURCENAR’S BOOK “ORIENTAL TALES”

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https://doi.org/10.24866/2949-2580/2023-4/95-102

Keywords:

Marguerite Yourcenar, “Oriental Tales”, motif, death, life, immortality

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the motifs of death and immortality in M. Yourcenar’s book “Oriental Tales”. The article considers the artistic space of the book, analyses the motifs of death and immortality, reveals their functions in the organization of the book and the system of images. The connection of the motifs of death and immortality with the plot-forming motifs of life and love is traced. Their polyfunctional character is revealed: plot-forming compositional and cycle-forming functions.

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Author Biographies

  • Valeria E. Trushchenko, Far Eastern Federal University

    Бакалавр

  • Galina I. Modina, Far Eastern Federal University

    Doctor of Philology, Professor, Department of Germanic and Romance Philology

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Published

26-12-2023

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Vol. 1 No. 4 (2023): Far Eastern Philological Journal

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First scientific experiences

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2023. MOTIFS OF DEATH AND IMMORTALITY IN M. YOURCENAR’S BOOK “ORIENTAL TALES” . Far Eastern Philological Journal. 1, 4 (Dec. 2023), 95–102. DOI:https://doi.org/10.24866/2949-2580/2023-4/95-102.

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