Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story Tomorrow

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Author: Irina V. Lvova
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DSc in Philology, Professor, Petrozavodsk State University, Lenin 33, 18500 Petrozavodsk, Russia.

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Lvova, I.V. “Dostoevsky’s Motifs in William Faulkner’s Short Story Tomorrow.” Dostoevsky and World Culture. Philological journal, no. 2 (18), 2022, pp. 227–236. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22455/2619-0311-2022-2-227-236
Received: 17 Oct. 2021
Published: 25 June 2022
Issue: 2022 no. 2 (18)
Department: DOSTOEVSKY IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES
Pages: 227-236
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22455/2619-0311-2022-2-227-236
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Keywords: Dostoevsky, reception, Faulkner, motif, comparative analysis.
Abstract: 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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