Ekphrasis as a structural element of the world of art and a marker of modern society’s attitude to it in the novel by D. Tartt «Goldfinch»
The paper presents analysis of ekphrasis as part of artistic structure in D. Tartt’s «The Goldfinch», its plot and images of characters. The paper proves that ekphrasis helps the writer to describe the important tendencies of the existence of culture in the contemporary society. Existential motifs connected with the meeting of characters with the art treasures are ...
The CDIO practice in teaching music
This article considers the application of CDIO (Conceive — Design — Implement — Operate) technology in musical pedagogy, namely, in teaching the piano at arts and music schools. Image-based information models – sym-bolic, verbal, and mathematical ones – are identified in the context of informa-tion and communications technologies in view of the three major agents of the educational space, namely, the teacher, the student, and the parent. The au-thors propose and describe the practical application...
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Features of the implementation of the ACCESS international project in the Kaliningrad region based on the principles of inclusive education
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8. Diamond K., Stacey S. The other children at pre-school: Experiences of typi-cally developing children in inclusive programs // Young ...
The house in the plot structure of A. I. Podolinsky’s poem “Borsky”
... structure of the poem by a Russian author of the Pushkin era A. Podolinsi is characterised in comparison with the context of Russian Romanti-cism and the conceptual constants of Russian cultural consciousness. The au-thor identifies the function of the image of house in the poetic body of the poem. The ‘house’ is analysed as an element of the literary space and as a topos with symbolical and mythological connotations.
1. Афанасьева Н. Е., Плотникова А. А. Гроб // Славянские ...
The optics of vision in Daniel Kehlmann’s novel Der fernste Ort
... organization is described; parallels to other literary works are drawn. The author analyses the influence of the 20th century modernist experiments on Kehlmann’s works. The article focuses on the general and specific features of the writer’s literary image.
1. Baßler M. Der Deutsche Pop-Roman: die neuen Archivisten. München, 2002.
2. Кельман Д. Последний предел. СПб., 2004.
3. Плахина А. Немецкоязычная, но не немецкая. Некоторые ...
Synaugeia motifs in I. Murdoch’s works (the novels Bruno’s Dream and The Black Prince)
Using the historical-cultural and comparative methods in the literary analysis of two novels, this article describes the role of synaugeia motifs in Murdoch’s works. Synaugeia is Plato’s concept of vision as a combination of the subjective and objective types of light. To a large degree, the light imagery of Murdoch’s novel is based on this concept.
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2. Ивашева В. В. От Сартра к Платону // Вопросы лит. 1969. № 11. С. 134—155.
3. Лосев А. Ф. Высокая...
East on the “mental map” of 18th century English essayists: The imagological aspect
This article attempts to identify the dominant oriental hetero-images of the eighteenth-century English essays. It deals with the imagological structures of the oriental essay, by means of which the author outlines the main oriental constructs on the Englishmen’s «mental map» as artistic methods of opening up the literary space of the era.
1. Duprat A., Picherot É. Récits d'orient dans les littératures d'Europe: XVIe-XVIIe siècles. P., 2008.
2. Makdisi S. Literature, national identity, and empire...
Male Cinderella: the character, genre, and poetics of Jerzy Kosiński's novel Being There
This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the novel of the Polish émigré author Erzy Kosiński written in the English language. The image of the main character is considered in the typological comparison with the prece-dent images of world literature; the plot and composition structure is de-scribed; the genre is identified. Using the analysis of the novel’s key episodes, the article ...
Open and enclosed space in a romantic novel
This article analyzes the opposition of open and enclosed space in the novels of Jena and Heidelberg romantics, considering its relation to the problems of artist’s personality and freedoms. An analysis of similar space images used by several authors shows how the tradition was reinterpreted at different stages of romantic thought. Stepping out into the open, which expresses liberation from limitations imposed on the individual, is one of the key motives in the novels ...
Intermedial text modelling: D. Lodge. Nice Work
... contemporary author and literary scholar David Lodge. The analysis is based on Yu. M. Lotman’s concept of polyglotism and M. M. Bakhtin’s and R. Bar-thes’s text theories. A specific feature of D. Lodge’s novel is the visuality of the world of literary images created using special literary techniques. The novel’s picture poetics emphasises picturesqueness as a generalising feature. The poetic role of the intermedial techniques – portrait and self-portrait, semiotics-enriched landscape, and genre ...
Rūdolfs Blaumanis, Hermann Sudermann and others: The images of time in the dialogue of texts
The author focuses on the response to the short stories of the Latvian writer Rudolf Blaumanis within the intertextual space of literature. Blaumanis’s short stories are considered as pre-texts for the works of H. Sudermann, Ch. Aitmatov, and V. Astafyev. The author analyses the logic and forms of interaction between texts in the literary era in question.
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The semiotics of a ship and its modelling features in the novels of William Golding, Julian Barnes, and Gregory Norminton
This article studies the semiotics of the ship as an image of the world in cases of the novels To the End of the Earth by William Golding, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters by J. Barnes, and The Ship of Fools by Gr. Norminton. The ship is considered a new version of the Biblical Noah’s Ark – a ...
Mirrors and reflections in O. Grushin’s hovel The Dream Life of Sukhanov
This article analyse the motif-image of the mirror and its functions in the novel of the American writer O. Grushin. The author identifies the plot structuring role of the reflection as a method of creating the psychological portrait of the character and the reflection phenomena as a means of the personality’s self-identification and a marker of its disintegration.
1. Бахтин М. М. Проблемы поэтики Достоевского. М., 1994.
2. Грушина О. Жизнь Суханова в сновидениях. СПб., 2011.
3. Зеркало. Семиотика...
The healthy lifestyle idea of students of humanities
... article reviews the main sources of healthy lifestyle information used by students. The author considers the students’ assessment of their own lifestyle, as well as the evaluationof the role of healthy lifestyle in the course of development of the image of a modern person.
1. Здоровье молодёжи XXI века : тезисы науч.-практ. конф. / под общ. ред. В. В. Чешихиной. М., 2005.
2. Левин М. Я., Таймазов В. А., Орехова ...
The dream dictionary of G. H. Miller: The structural originality and cognitive models of interpretation
G. H. Miller’s dream dictionary is analysed from the perspective of modern cognitive linguistics. The author examines its cultural characteristics, embeddedness in the context of dreams, the polysemy of the key image, and the possibility of homonymy. Gender dependence and subject-object differentiation are identified as important features of dream interpretations in the dictionary. The author describes three mechanisms of semantic transformation behind the dream ...
Dream interpretation in the Assyrian Dream Book: The invention of tradition
This article identifies the cognitive tactics behind the interpretation of dreams in the ancient Assyrian text known as the Dream Book. Its basic characteristics include belief in the prophetic power of dreams, ritual orientation to men, regard for image polysemy and the use of symbols, employment of such mechanisms as metaphor, metonymy, pragmatic shifts, patronymic attraction, replacements based on the antonym principle. These mechanisms are identified as underlying the formation of symbolic content ...
The form and meaning of H. Hesse’s novel A child’s soul
... oppositions of nature/civilisation, the world of children/adults, the ideal/the reality, the truth/a lie, fear/bravery, judgement/absolution, God/devil. The authors analyse the psychology of the novel’s main character. The central autobiographical image of the novel is interpreted in the context of religious and philosophical ideas about the duality of human nature and is connected to the features of adolescent psychology and age-related alienation and rebelliousness.
1. Августин. Исповедь....
The letter to itself: about communications problem in a picture of the world of N. Kononova (on a story example «The Amnesia Anastass»)
In the article the phenomenon «Another I» of the hero on a story material «the Amnesia Anastasia» is analyzed by N. Kononov. In work the letter as the basic way of communications of the hero with the imagined addressee is considered, and existence of the alternative person of the hero contacts special unsteadiness, instability and step-type behaviour of the art world of the given author.
1. Агеев В. Н. Семиотика. М., 2002.
2. Берестнев Г. И. Прозвище как фактор самосознания // Семантические единицы...
The psychological problems of development of professional culture of future lawyers in the context of its increasing quality
... problem of professional culture of a lawyer was analyzed within
the three contexts: theoretical approaches to understanding the nature of professional culture; problem aspects from the perspective of practitioners of law enforcement authorities; the image of professional culture peculiar to law university teachers. The authors come to a conclusion that there is a need to increase the role of humanities in the training of legal specialists.
1. Виноградов В. Л., Синюк А. И. Подготовка ...
Colour naming as a means to present the concept of ‘life’ in N. Gogol’s epic poem Dead Souls
... analyses lexemes with the colour meaning of ‘white’, ‘green’, and ‘yellow’ as representatives of meanings related to the concept of LIFE — beauty, hope, faith. The author stresses the connection between these lexemes with the “living” images opposed to the lifeless world of Dead Souls.
1. Алимпиева Р. В. Семантическая структура слова белый // Вопросы семантики. Л., 1976. Вып. 2. С. 13—27.
2. Бахилина Н. Б....
The metaphor as a means of colour and light perception in M. Voloshin’s idiostyle
... the metaphorical use of mineralogical lexis as a means of light and colour perception. The author identifies the features of semantic and aesthetic realization of these lexemes and stresses their representative function within the structure of poetic images.
1. Бранский В. П. Искусство и философия: Роль философии в формировании и восприятии художественного произведения на примере истории живописи....
The example of humility: The life of St Nicholas the Bishop compiled by Symeon the Metaphrast
The image of St Nicholas in the translated Byzantine biography is analysed in order to identify the type of humble behaviour. The author examines the plot-based means of describing the character of the saint and comes to a conclusion about an equal combination ...
Freedom as an axiological category in G. G. Byron’s mystery Cain
... work based on the well-known Biblical story, which was radically transformed by the poet. An analysis of one of the key categories of Romanticism – central to Byron’s oeuvre – helps show that the fictional conflict of the drama manifested in the images of Adam’s sons is based on the antithesis between the true and false freedom, whereas the general literary structure of the mystery is used to direct the reader to the conclusion that it is impossible for a human being to stay beyond good and ...
The symbols of the temporary and timeless in B. Pasternak’s poem Sparrow Hills
This article deals with the 'time' concept in Boris Pasternak's poem “Sparrow Hills” and its English translation by Eugene M. Kayden. The focus is placed on implicitness as a basic feature of the semantic structure of a poetic text. The poem's main image – Pentecost (“Whitsun”) – proves to be a manifestation of eternity in the realm of time. In the English translation, this broad temporal context is lost.
1. Алефиренко Н. Ф. Событийная синергетика имплицитности ...
Berlin in the contemporary German literature
The article considers the allegorical image of Berlin in the contemporary german novel. It is discussed how apocalyptic images are used to create the urban space of Berlin by the western ad eastern writers after the reunification. Special emphasis is given to the contemporary concept of the ...
The ‘training’ concept in Russian military discourse of the 19th century
The author emphasises the high frequency of the use of ‘training’ concept in the linguistic world image of the 19th century and analyses the representative of the concept in the linguistic usage of military sublanguage of the 19th century. The article offers a cognitive description of linguistic factors in the framework of diachronic communication....
The lexical unit beautiful as a means to express the axiological fragment of A. S. Pushkin’s world image
The poetry and plays of A.S. Pushkin serve as the material for identifying the lexical–semantic paradigm of means of explicating the idea of the beautiful in its external and eternal manifestations.
1. Алимпиева Р. В. Лексема прекрасный в эстетической системе А. С. Пушкина и ее этнокультурный аспект // Актуальные проблемы лингвистической семантики : сб. науч. тр. Калининград, 1998. С. 3—10.
2. Арутюнова Н. Д. Истина. Добро. Красота: Взаимодействие концептов //Логический анализ языка: Языки...
The conceptualization of light and colour as a means to express the perceptive dominant in a poetic text (on the basis of the poetry of A. Blok and M. Voloshin)
This article analyses the functioning of colour naming in a poetical text. The authors identify the features of its semantic and aesthetical implementation, as well as their role in the structure of poetic images.
1. Алимпиева Р. В. Способы реализации концепта прекрасный в ранней лирике А. Блока // Языкознание: Современные подходы к традиционной проблематике ...
An “exceptional character” in G. G. Byron’s Mazeppa
The analysis of Byron’s poem includes the examination of its mythopoetic images and the testing situation constituting the framework of the plot structure. The author comes to a conclusion about the dominants of Byron’s axiological system.
1. Байрон Дж. Г. Собр. соч. : в 4 т. М., 1981. Т. 3.
2. Берковский ...
B. Pasternak’s Black Spring: the image of time (the original and English translation)
This article focuses on the 'time' concept in Boris Pasternak's “Black spring! Pick up your pen and weeping...” and its English translation by Lydia Pasternak-Slater.
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2. Достоевский Ф. М. Об искусстве. М., 1973.
3. Жолковский А. К. Поэтика Пастернака. М., 2011.
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6....
Biblical motifs in B. Pasternak’s cycle Isn’t it Time for Birds to Sing as a structure forming principle
... article described the structure forming function of biblical motifs in the plot relating to the spiritual struggle between the good and the evil for the soul of the persona. The author identifies the role of intertextual connection in the formation of the image of poetic I.
1. Гиржева Г. Н. Поэтика лирики Б. Пастернака (лингвистический аспект) :Автореф. дис … канд. филол. наук. М., 1991.
2. Гладков А. К. Встречи ...
The corporal features of incorporeal: the image of poet in M. Tsvetaeva’s poetry
The topic of body is considered in the context of M. Tsvetayeva’s world view. The author focuses on the problem of transformation of human body into the body of a poet and identifies the features of the spatiopoetics of body.
1. Цветаева М. Неизданное. Сводные тетради. М., 1997.
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Modeling of dynamics of distribution of attention in protses-sah a goal-setting
... the excitation zone stimulus. A mathematical model was devised and tested. The model determines changes in keenness of attention depending on the intensity of emotions and the distance between the stimulus and the current point in the space of mental images. The model is based on the application of the Gaussian function together with the law of emesis intensity changes.
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Эмоциональное переживание в системе целеполагания ...
Romantic Mythologisation in “New Poems” by Rainer Maria Rilke
... analyses the peculiarities of Rainer Maria Rilke’s “New Poems” in the context of mythological constructions of German Romanticism.
The author formulates the hypothesis of mythologisation as the expression of the sacred in poetry. The epiphany of the image of the Thing (das Ding) is reached by means of artistic representations, which allows stating the connection between the 'matter' of poetry and its higher source, as well as its inner mythological quality.
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The concept of ideal space in V.A. Zhukovky’s lyric poetry
This article analyses V. A. Zhukovsky’s images of ideal space in the context of Christian notions of paradise.
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The image of time in B.L. Pasternak’s poem Unique days
This article focuses upon the axiological prototype of the ‘time’ category in Boris Pasternak's poem Unique Days and its English translation by Lydia Pasternak-Slater.
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Концептуальный смысл грамматических аномалий в тексте стихотворения Б. Пастернака «Единственные дни» // Язык, литература, ментальность. Курск, 2009. Ч. 1. С. 214—217.
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Images of English giants: at the intersection of mythological traditions
The present paper describes the influence of Scandinavian, Celtic and Classical mythological traditions on the characters of giants in English folk tale discourse. The elements of archaic beliefs are represented in the inner form of nominations and attributes of folk tale giants. Borrowed motifs are subjected to varying degrees of transformation in folk tale discourse and depend upon cultural and historical development of the English ethnos.
1. Голованов И. А. Константы фольклорного сознания в устной...
Mineralogical colour-denotings as the means of the author’s perception in the world poetic picture of M. Voloshin
... poetic texts, the specificity of mineralogical colour-denotings functioning is considered as the means of the author’s perception;the semantic-aesthetic peculiarities of these lexemes realization are revealed;their role in the structuring of poetic images is determined.
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The development of positive self-relation by means of eurhythmics
This article attempts to solve two interrelated problems: to analyse the correlation between the body image disturbance and such self-relation characteristics as time competence, autonomy, self-respect, self-acceptance, selfconfidence, social boldness, initiative in social contacts, aggression, and hostility; to consider the opportunity of psychological ...
The female images in Hoffmann's The Serapion Brethren novella cycle
The female images in E. T. A. Hoffmann's cycle "The Serapion brethren" are compared to those traditional for German romanticism. The author emphasises the general romantic features of the female image and traces its evolution from the classical to ironical ...
Some aspects of the cognitive theory of polysemy
The article focuses on polysemy as a conceptual phenomenon. The author gives a brief overview of the works of Russian and foreign linguists specializing in the study of Polysemy. Special attention is given to the representation of polysemy in mental lexicon.
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Acute syndrome of reunification: “Nox” by Thomas Hettche
The article considers the allegorical image of the fall of the Berlinwall in the novel «Nox» by German writer T. Hettche. The authorreveals «painful points» of the epoch-making historical event at the moment of the heroes' transition from life to death and vice versa. The article analyses ...
Media fakes in the election campaign in France in 2022
... established that candidates for the office from the “left” in the person of Emmanuel Macron and the “right” in the person of Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmur used media labels in their public statements. Each candidate seeks to create a certain image of their own to be attractive to the electorate. To achieve this task, French politicians in the electoral struggle turned to inaccurate information to obtain the maximum possible support of voters in the elections.
Cultural heritage protection in Russia and Germany: challenges and solutions
Cultural heritage sites play an important role both in terms of the study and preservation of the culture and history of a particular territory, and in terms of their importance in recreation and tourism as a “soft power” for shaping a positive image in the geopolitical arena. These two components are directly related: the maintenance of cultural heritage objects in proper condition allows them to be used in economic activities, for example in tourism; and the economic well-being of their owners,...
The issues of the post-war demobilization of military officers (1945—1948)
... the unprecedented and immense demobilization led to certain challenges in socialization for the returned front-line soldiers. Archive documents and oral sources demonstrate a military impact on employment, attitude to studies, the state, creating an image of the desired future. It is shown that in terms of employment, returning officers had clear advantages being appointed to leadership positions in various institutions, young officers could return to universities and technical schools. The ...
Exclavity as a challenge and a resource for foreign positioning of the Kaliningrad region
... of exclavity in overcoming foreign positioning of the region. The economic dependence of the Kaliningrad region on the federal government policies inside and outside the country makes the region “fragile” in terms of promoting its sociocultural image. The article shows the tough dependence on the foreign economic decisions of the federal authorities using the development trends of the manufacturing industry in the region as an example. The increased potential conflict around the Russian exclave ...
Potential of Russian-Indian scientific cooperation (the case of western border regions of Russia)
Relations between Russia and India in the academic and research space have been developing long. In modern history, the two countries act as strategic partners that aim at common development of priority areas of knowledge with high potential for the commercialization of results and the generation of innovations. The article assesses the potential for enhancing Russian-Indian interaction in various fields of scientific knowledge. The geography of the study is 268 cities of India and 44 cities of...
Writer Sergei Snegov and the politics of memory in the Kaliningrad region (1950―1970s)
... S. A. Snegova, a novel on contemporary topics, the regional publishing house and the leadership of the local writers' organization carefully monitored and adjusted the character of the author's presentation of the pre-war history of the city and the images of Soviet Kaliningrad. In the absence of an approved regional historical narrative and fears of making political mistakes, the oversight authorities forced the author to abandon several storylines devoted to the history of the edge. As a result,...
Elitist reasons behind the German revolution of November 1918
... bourgeoisie and agrarians rendered it impossible to devise coherent domestic and foreign policies. Incompetent leadership and frequent political scandals, which discredited the German ruling elite in the eyes of the public, created an extremely negative image of the monarchy. Thus, the lack of competent managers and political leaders able to take responsibility and lead the country out of the crisis created a revolutionary situation in the country.
1. Вильгельм II. Мемуары. События ...