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VERBALIZATION OF VISUAL METAPHOR IN VICTOR PELEVIN'S NOVEL “JOURNEY TO ELEUSIS”
- Authors: Pimenova A.V.1
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- Saint Petersburg State University
- Issue: No 10(891) (2024)
- Pages: 104-111
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2542-2197/article/view/295227
- ID: 295227
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Abstract
The article is dedicated to the study of metaphorical ekphrasis in Victor Pelevin's novel “Journey to Eleusis”. Metaphorical ekphrasis is understood as a type of description in which metaphor plays a key role in creating a visual image and organizing the ekphrastic narrative. The research found that the fundamental conceptual metaphors of the novel are “life is a journey” and “life is a story”. By integrating these metaphors into a multi-layered narrative, Pelevin addresses the problem of self-identity in a world of human-AI interaction.
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Alina Vadimovna Pimenova
Saint Petersburg State University
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Email: pimenowa.alina2016@yandex.ru
PhD Student Department of Russian as a Foreign Language Saint Petersburg State University
Russian FederationReferences
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