Color contrast in a literary text (based on short stories by E. Zamyatin and A. Grin)
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2024-3-92-100
Abstract
The article deals with the poetics of color, in particular, the functions of color contrast in a literary text. Color contrast in the short stories by E. Zamyatin and A. Green, chosen as research material, is a marker of contrasting spatial or temporal characteristics, motives and images, thereby organizing the inner world of the fiction work by visual means. Contrasting color play a significant role in the representation of boundaries and borderline states. Special attention in the article is paid to the principles of highlighting color combinations and “contextual” contrasts, in particular between the chromatic and achromatic palette. Distinguishing the individual functions of color allows us to considering it as a significant element of the artistic world, complementing it and providing additional ways of understanding and interpreting.
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Supporting agencies: This work was supported by Russian State University for the Humanities, project “Category of intermediality: literature and visual arts” (“Student project research teams of Russian State University for the Humanities”).
About the Author
M. A. Misnik
Russian State University for the humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria A. Misnik, student, Russian State University for the Humanities
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
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For citations:
Misnik M.A. Color contrast in a literary text (based on short stories by E. Zamyatin and A. Grin). RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2024;(3):92-100. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2024-3-92-100
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