THE IMAGE OF THE GARDEN IN THE NOVELLA THE BLACK MONK BY ANTON CHEKHOV
Keywords:
image of the garden, symbolism, biblical motif, life and death, loss and acquisition, The Black Monk, Pesotsky, Kovrin.Abstract
The article examines the image of the garden in the novella The Black Monk and its symbolic role in the artistic structure of the work. The study focuses on the opposition between the garden and the park, their spatial organization, and their influence on the development of the plot and the characters. Special attention is given to biblical symbolism and the motif of the lost Paradise. The image of the garden is interpreted as a symbol of harmony, human labor, memory, and destiny, as well as a space of loss and spiritual destruction.
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