Gracheva I. V.

Gemstone Symbolism in F. M. Dostoyevsky’s Novels P. 100 –108.

UDC 821.161.1-31.09«18»

DOI 10.37724/RSU.2021.71.2.011

Abstract. F. M. Dostoyevsky’s works are difficult to understand not only because of their polyphonous and multilayered philosophy, but also because their poetics is associated with idea capturing and idea shaping. Artistic details play a great role in Dostoyevsky’s works. The relevance of the research is accounted for by the ever-growing attention to the writer’s poetics, to the interconnection between the text and implications. The aim of the article is to investigate the role of gemstones in Dostoyevsky’s novels. The object of the research is gemstone symbolism which gained popularity in Russian literature in the 18th–19th centuries. The analysis of F. M. Dostoyevsky’s novels enables the author of the article to conclude that even seemingly random references to gemstones have great symbolic significance and help uncover numerous implications. The results of the research can be used at literature lessons in secondary and tertiary educational institutions.

 

Keywords: F. M. Dostoevsky’s poetics, the role of artistic detail, F. M. Dostoyevsky’s novels

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