The meaning and the place. On a compositional dimension of motives in Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “August 1914” Cover Image

Znaczenie i miejsce. O wymiarze kompozycyjnym motywów przestrzennych w utworze Aleksandra Sołżenicyna "Sierpień Czternastego"
The meaning and the place. On a compositional dimension of motives in Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “August 1914”

Author(s): Monika Sidor
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: meaning, place, Solzhenitsyn

Summary/Abstract: The article provides an analysis of spatial motifs in Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s "August 1914". The analysis focuses on the writier’s peculiar strategy which — among other things — alters meaning of motifs well-known from the Russian literary tradition, for example, the road, the center or the household. The Author emphasizes the fact that spatial discourse prevails in particular stages of the storyline, and thus the analysis of how spatial motifs are distributed allows to perceive their compositional role which touches upon both "August 1914" as well as "The Red Wheel" cycle as a whole.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 72-83
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish