CAROUSEL OF TRUTH (THE MEANING OF THE EPIGRAPH IN V. V. NABOKOV’S NOVEL THE GIFT)

The article offers the analysis of the semantic content of Nabokov’s epigraph via its correlation with the leading themes and compositional structuring of the novel. The epigraph to The Gift is a kind of an enigma, its apparent triviality serves as a direct indication that it should be carefully searched for the full scope of its hidden semantic significance.

Keywords

V. V. Nabokov, The Gift, epigraph, P. Smirnovsky, enigmatic text, paratext, theme of immortality.

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21.03.2020

Publication date

28.03.2020

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25278

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GOST	Liapushkina E. «CAROUSEL OF TRUTH» (THE MEANING OF THE EPIGRAPH IN V. V. NABOKOV’S NOVEL THE GIFT) // Russkaia literatura – 2020. – Issue 1 C. 205-210 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/rusliter/s013160950008891-4-1-en (circulation date: 25.04.2024). DOI: 10.31860/0131-6095-2020-1-205-210
MLA	Liapushkina, Ekaterina "«CAROUSEL OF TRUTH» (THE MEANING OF THE EPIGRAPH IN V. V. NABOKOV’S NOVEL THE GIFT)." Russkaia literatura 1 (2020):205-210. DOI: 10.31860/0131-6095-2020-1-205-210
APA	Liapushkina E. (2020). «CAROUSEL OF TRUTH» (THE MEANING OF THE EPIGRAPH IN V. V. NABOKOV’S NOVEL THE GIFT). Russkaia literatura (1), pp.205-210 DOI: 10.31860/0131-6095-2020-1-205-210

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