IMAGE OF GIFTED PERSONALITY IN THE RUSSIAN FOLK FAIRY TALE
Grakhova Svetlana Ivanovna, Skvortsova Lyubov' Vladimirovna
Elabuga Institute of Kazan Federal University
Abstract. Conception of ‘gifted personality’ excited people many years, even centuries, ago. Ancient Russian folk fairy tale created its own ‘version’ of a character endowed by Nature with a quick mind, kind soul, creative optimism. The article tries to give the interpretation of a favourite character of fairy tales – Ivan the Fool – from the viewpoint of ‘gifted personality’. The paper reveals the poetics of folk image, symbolism of character’s nickname, makes conclusions of culturological and philosophical nature.
Key words and phrases: интерпретация, образ героя, одаренность, фольклор, волшебная сказка, символика, interpretation, image of a character, gifts, folklore, fairy tale, symbolism
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