ON THE QUESTION OF THE AUTHOR'S POSITION IN “THE TALE OF DRACULA”: WHAT DOES EVIL-WISE MEAN?
Keywords:
“The Tale of Dracula”, the author's position, the image of the hero, , Dracula's “evil wisdom” and hereticsAbstract
The article examines the author's position in one of the most original and mysterious monuments of Old Russian literature – “The Tale of Dracula” (late 15th century), dedicated to the famous Wallachian ruler. The author's attitude to the hero has been interpreted by scholars in different ways: as an indisputable condemnation, as an ambiguous assessment, as an apology. The focus is on the definition of the Wallachian ruler as evil-minded. It is proven that this lexeme - a tracing from Greek, traditionally characterizing heretics – indicates the perversion of the mind, the devilish nature of Dracula's deeds. His actions are based on pride, intoxication with cruelty and the desire to subjugate everything and everyone to his power. The author's assessment of the hero of the “Tale” should be recognized as unequivocally negative.
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