The Language of Smells in the Novel The Heavenly Ways by I. S. Shmelev

This article examines the language of smells in the art world of the novel «The Heavenly Ways» by I.S. Shmelev. The study proves that the writer's attention to olfactory images is associated with both biographical and creative circumstances. A particular susceptibility to the phenomena of the outside world and the skill of the everyday life by Shmelev determined a special role of the olfactory language in the motion of the internal plot, the characteristics and evolution of the characters. The olfactory images of the novel make the associative and memorable aspect of the workmore evident; serve for the definition of semantically uncertain moods and states of the characters.

The researcher concludes that the prevalence of positively marked fragrances reflects the author's concept of the world and man. The writer's faithfulness to the tradition is reflected in the clear vertical value structure of the olfactory space: holiness – sin. The idea of good and evil in the world of smells has much in common with the juxtaposition of fragrance and stench. The connection of smell with the process of breathing plays the conceptual role in the work.

Keywords

I. S. Shmelev, "The Heavenly Ways", language of smells, semantic code, fragrance, stench, tradition

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25.06.2019

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25.06.2019

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GOST	Gudzova Y. The Language of Smells in the Novel “The Heavenly Ways” by I. S. Shmelev // Russkaya Rech’ – 2019. – Issue 3 C. 105-116 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/rusrech/s013161170005215-5-1-en (circulation date: 19.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013161170005215-5
MLA	Gudzova, Yaroslava "The Language of Smells in the Novel “The Heavenly Ways” by I. S. Shmelev." Russkaya Rech’ 3 (2019):105-116. DOI: 10.31857/S013161170005215-5
APA	Gudzova Y. (2019). The Language of Smells in the Novel “The Heavenly Ways” by I. S. Shmelev. Russkaya Rech’ (3), pp.105-116 DOI: 10.31857/S013161170005215-5

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