CULTURAL CODE OF CHINA IN P. KRUSANOV’S NOVEL “ANGEL’S BITE”
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-7278-2022-4-110-117
Abstract
Aim. The purpose of the paper is to find and analyze elements of Chinese culture in the novel “Angel’s Bite” by the modern Russian writer P. Krusanov.
Methodology. The writer’s main techniques are interpreted: The neo-mythological narrative is considered as a core method of artistic typification. The role of Chinese subtexts in the structure of the central image is analyzed. Use is made of the methods of interpretation, generalization and search for intertextual connections with classical Chinese literature.
Results. Hidden references to Chinese culture and literature are found, which confirm an original hypothesis that the text is filled with allusions of Eastern philosophy and mythology. A conclusion is made that the Chinese layer of the text is involved in the deep realization of the Eurasian conception of the writer.
Research implications. The conclusions obtained allow one to expand the intertextual field of the novel by including some cultural elements that have not been observed by previous researchers.
Supporting agencies: The study was supported by Shenzhen Municipal Government and Shenzhen MSUBIT University.
About the Author
Gen Li
Shenzhen MSU-BIT University; Lomonosov Moscow State University
China
China
Li Gen – Postgraduate Student of the joint program of Shenzhen MSU-BIT University and MSU; Postgraduate Student, Department of the History of Modern Russian Literature and the Modern Literary Process
Guojidaxueyuan str. 1, Shenzhen 518172
Leninskye Gory, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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