| Karpina E. |
THE DEPICTION OF JEWISH IDENTITY IN CHAIM POTOK’S «THE CHOSEN» AND PHILIP ROTH’S «PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT»
PetrSU, 1200kenwoodave@mail.ruAnnotation: The aim of the article is the comparison of two novels written by the contemporary authors with the similar background in attempt to detect the definition of what Jewish identity actually is. The article describes the concept of Jewish identity and also gives a brief glimpse into the history of Jewish literature both in the 20th century in the United States and in the global aspect throughout the whole existence of the human race. The more practical part contains the results of the analysis of the two novels mentioned in the article’s title and scheme of the interaction of the ethnic worlds depicted in each of them. Also the statement about the reliability of a non-fantasy fiction as a historical source is the hypothesis of the given work. Key words: ethnic identity, Jewishness, the USA, the 20th century Text (russian)
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| Taratun V. V. |
Myth of Nicholas Stavrogin in F.M. Dostoevsky’s novel “Demons”
Petrozavodsk State University, academy@petrsu.ruAnnotation: The article is devoted to the study of the myth of Nicholas Stavrogin in the novel "Demons"by F. M. Dostoevsky. The aim of the article is to characterize Stavrogin from the point of view of the hero-mask. The personality of the character is analyzed and on the basis of the received characteristic the analogy with heroes of works of Homer and Sophocles is carried out. Particular attention is paid to the study of the episodes of the novel, which reveals the image of the hero. The study showed that Nikolai Stavrogin is a dual personality. The analysis of various episodes, in particular the Chapter "at Tikhon" reveals the mystery of the character's personality. The ambiguous behavior of the hero, the search for himself and, ultimately, the self-denial that led Stavrogin to suicide - all this gives us the right to classify him as a hero-masks, and a superficial analysis of the heroes of Sophocles and Homer, ranked in this group of heroes, in turn, only confirms the conclusion. Key words: myth, author Text (russian)
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| Kuzmina A. |
Antiquity and Modernity: Orpheus Hip-Hoper
Petrozavodsk State University, academy@petrsu.ruAnnotation: The author of the article considers the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the ancient and modern versions. After getting acquainted with both versions, using the example of a modern myth, the points of contact and differences in its interpretation are analyzed. For a more accurate comparison, the characters of some characters are analyzed, and on the basis of the work done, the author draws up a logical conclusion about the difference between the modern project and the original plot of the myth. Key words: “hip-hopera”, myth, Orpheus, Eurydice, Charon. Text (russian)
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| Kuznetsova A., Skoropadskaya A. |
Greek derivatives in Russian language and their accent
Petrozavodsk State University, etyrkina@mail.ruPetrozavodsk State University, san19770@mail.ruAnnotation: The article discusses some ancient Greek derivatives that function in the Russian language from the point of view of their accentuation. The author points out that the stress system of the Russian and the ancient Greek languages is different, which makes it difficult for native speakers of the Russian language and in modern times to stress in such borrowings. The author illustrates the article with examples of borrowings that retained their emphasis from the ancient Greek language and changed it under the influence of the mobility of the emphasis in the indirect cases of the ancient Greek language, which leads to doubts among the speakers of the Russian language about the correctness of the emphasis. Key words: accent, ancient greek language, russian language, derivatives. Text (russian)
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| Demina L. S. |
The story of unfulfilled love: an interpretation of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the poem of the same name by V.Ya. Bryusov.
Petrozavodsk State University, academy@petrsu.ruAnnotation: The article is devoted to the analysis of the creativity of the poet Valeriy Yakovlevich Bryusov in the focus of research revealing in his poetry of ancient images of ancient mythology, in particular - the images of Orpheus and Eurydice. The author pays special attention to the poem “Orpheus and Eurydice” in order to characterize mythological images in it, as well as to compare the author’s own interpretation with the original version of the myth. Based on the results of the work, the author concludes that the mythological basis of a work is an important feature of the writer's work, and will be affirmed in his assumption that Bryusov showed an interest in the history of the myth about Orpheus and Eurydice and sought to express his feelings using this myth as an auxiliary component in his poem. Key words: ancient mythology, Orpheus, Eurydice, interpretation, Valery Bryusov, mythological image. Text (russian)
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