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Name: Literary text as a dialogue between the writer and the world culture: traditions of Russian and French classical literatures in the works of the contemporary Chinese writer Vang Meng

Authors: Pesotskaya S.A.

Tomsk Polytechnical University, Tomsk, Russian Federation

In the section Study of literature

Abstract: This article describes the essence of literature-centrism as a characteristic of thinking of contemporary Chinese writer Wang Meng. Specific features of creative conver-sion of traditions of Russian and French classic literature in Wang Meng’s novels are discussed. The influence of I.S. Turgenev’s method of «secret psychology», G. Flaubert’s autobiographic features as well as the role of ironic imitation of Chekhov’s «literary pose» by Wang Meng’s characters on writer’s style, personality concept and ethical ideals.

Keywords: literature-centrism, creative conversion of traditions of russian and french literature, functions of allusions and reminiscences, supranational ethical values, extension of individual field of mental capacity

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