Authors
- Kovaleva Marina Yu.
- Koroleva Svetlana B. Doctor of Philology, Professor
Annotation
The article studies the images of Russian heroines in H. Walpole’s novels. The relevance of the study is determined by its essentially imagological character which means that its primary interest is focused on images of national ‘others’ and their relations to images of the national ‘self’. The article aims at describing essential features
of H. Walpole’s images of Russian women. The leading research method applied is that of comparative literature study, and predominantly its particular branch — imagology or, to be more precise, imagopoetics. There are also elements of biographical and cultural research methods applied to the material under analysis. The article reveals common features typical of all Walpole’s Russian heroines: they are caring, open and essentially independent. Capability of empathy and sacrifice, as well as ambiguous complexity of impulses are among their significant features as well. What is more, it is of no less importance that Russian heroines in the studied novels remain mysterious, incomprehensible to those characters that are English. At the same time, both the mystery and the dissimilarity of that tells Russian women from English ones serve as the key to their special charm for the latter; while the strong spirit, independence and a certain amount of rebellion in the images of Russian heroines become a special way to understanding Russian culture, mentality and freedom.
How to link insert
Kovaleva, M. Y. & Koroleva, S. B. (2022). SACRIFICE AND FREEDOM: IMAGES OF RUSSIAN WOMEN IN HUGH WALPOLE’S NOVELS Bulletin of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Series "Pedagogy and Psychology", 2022, №4 (48), 34. https://doi.org/10.25688/2076-913X.2022.48.4.03
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