'THE INNOCENT AND YOUNG…' (A CHILD AS A CERTAIN TYPE OF CHARACTER IN LONDON TEXT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE)
Abstract
The paper is devoted to the analysis of the London text of English literature that is one of the main super-texts in Anglo-Saxon culture. London text of English literature almost has almost never been analyzed before. The paper aims at analyzing the peculiarities of a child as one of the certain types of characters in London text of English literature, which shows the worldview of this super-text. The author researches interpretation and representation of the key concept child in novels by D. Defoe, Ch. Dickens, J. Greenwood, F. Burnett, etc. This concept often gains meaning of 'desolated' in London text of English literature, and the death of the young characters is often one of the main events in the super-text. This concept helps to create the urban space where kindness and innocence are almost confused with evil and sin. The results of this research can be used in further analysis of London text of English literature, and other urban super-texts.
About the Authors
O. S. Shurupova
Academy of National Economy and State Service under the President of the Russian Federation (Lipetsk branch)
Russian Federation
Olga S. Shurupova – Candidate of Philology, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Humanities and Natural Sciences
Russian Federation
Olga S. Shurupova – Candidate of Philology, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Humanities and Natural Sciences
G. I. Korotina
Academy of National Economy and State Service under the President of the Russian Federation (Lipetsk branch)
Russian Federation
Galina I. Korotina – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Humanities and Natural Sciences
Russian Federation
Galina I. Korotina – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Humanities and Natural Sciences
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Review
For citations:
Shurupova O.S., Korotina G.I. 'THE INNOCENT AND YOUNG…' (A CHILD AS A CERTAIN TYPE OF CHARACTER IN LONDON TEXT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE). SibScript. 2014;(3-1):188-191. (In Russ.)
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