Simbolistica culorii roșii în opera lui Leonid Andreev
The Symbolism of the Colour Red in the Work of Leonid Andreyev

Summary/Abstract: Passed through the filter of Expressionism, the prose and plays of Leonid Andreyev present reality in a distorted, even exaggerated manner. Nevertheless, the expressed ideas seem more direct and more sincere, and the negative emotions are not indistinct, they emerge in the same way that they form inside the human soul, before ever being expressed through words. The work of Andreyev is read, felt, and its echoes are heard even in the darkest corners of our consciousness. The impressions received after reading are also due to the unique use of colours. In this research, we identify the symbolism of one of the most significant colours in the work of Leonid Andreyev. This exhaustive analysis is set at the frontier between literature and psychology because it is aimed at identifying the links between colours and the psychological traits of Andreyev’s characters.

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