The artistic personification of the «phenomenon of «wise men» in the works of F.M. Dostoevsky and L.N. Tolstoy

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the analysis of the realization of F.M. Dostoevsky's and L.N. Tolstoy's creative dialogue with the tradition and the experience of the «phenomenon of «wise men». The main interest of this research is the two writers' reference to «the phenomenon of wise men» and its transference to the artistic domain, as well as the originality of the writers in conforming to the patristic cultural tradition when creating the image of «the wise man».