SYMBOLISM OF WATER IMAGE IN THE STORY BY N. S. LESKOV "LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK"
Vairakh Yuliya Viktorovna, Kazorina Anna Vladimirovna
Irkutsk National Research Technical University
Abstract. The article examines the symbolism of water images (water, tears, blood, rain, snow, river) describing the characters of N. S. Leskov’s story. The authors identify the meanings of water as a representation of human’s internal state, the storehouse of secret, concealed; water as a divine element, water as a purification, water as the beginning and the end of existence. The study analyzes the role of water image in N. S. Leskov’s artistic worldview.
Key words and phrases: символика, художественный образ воды, богоявленская вода, художественный образ воды-слезы, художественный образ воды-реки, художественная картина мира, symbolism, artistic image of water, Epiphany water, artistic image of water-tear, artistic image of water-river, artistic worldview
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