ABOUT THE QUEEN OF SPADES BY ALEXANDER PUSHKIN AND ITS HERITAGE IN THE PRESENT LITERATURE (THE JACK OF SPADES BY BORIS AKUNIN)

• Authors: Stachurka M.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The history of Herman, a young German who reacted only to the glitter of gold, and an elderly, rich woman originated in Boldino in 1833. Pushkin's novel contains the code of figures 2, 3 and 7, as well as connections with commedia dell'arte, and symbols of Harlequin and Pierrot. There is a similar phenomenon in Borys Akunin's novel entitled 'The Jack of Spades', where the Jack of Spades is a card of great importance. The analysis of characters' behaviours and colours accompanying them provides an interesting insight. Their reading through the tradition of a country comedy sheds a different light on the meaning of this work. It is very difficult to say authoritatively that Akunin decided to create a work referring to the concept and structure of Pushkin's 'The Queen of Spades'. It is possible that the code of commedia dell'arte appearing in 'The Jack of Spades' is unintentional.

Keywords

EN

AKUNIN BORIS (THE JACK OF SPADES); PUSHKIN ALEXANDER (THE QUEEN OF SPADES)

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Slavia Orientalis
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 7-16
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Stachurka M.

• M. Stachurka, Szkola Podstawowa nr 1, 12-250 Orzysz, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA02364919