In the section The Plot and the Methods of Its Description
The History of West-European Plots in the Works of Schiller, V. A. Zhukovsky and L. N. Tolstoy
State Memorial and Natural Preserve «Museum-estate of Leo Tolstoy “Yasnaya Polyana”», Tula, Russia
Ключевые слова
fate, fatalism, vagrant theme, delusiveness of happiness, futility of hopes, capital punishment
Abstract
The theme of frailty of earthly existence, inconstancy of happiness and futility of human hopes was among the interests of Schiller, V. A. Zhukovsky and L. N. Tolstoy. Therefore they were interested in the legend of Polycrates’ ring by the historian Herodotus, and St. Barlaam’s «Parable of the man and the unicorn», which reflect this timeless theme. The article describes the primary sources of these vagrant themes and their interpretation in the works of the abovementioned writers.
Bibliographic reference
Polosina Alla N. The History of West-European Plots in the Works of Schiller, V. A. Zhukovsky and L. N. Tolstoy // Сюжетология и сюжетография. 2013. № 2. Pp. 3–11.