Doctor Zhivago by B. Pasternak in Chinese Literature Studies: The Role and Place of Metaphor in the Artistic Whole of the Novel

Abstract

The relevance of the topic of the article is attributable primarily to the following circumstances: 1. the necessity of the comparative study of the artistic space, time, structure and composition of Pasternak’s novel Doctor Zhivago by Russian and Chinese literary scholars; 2. the importance of the study of philosophical and religious views of the author and their influence on the peculiarities of the literary work contouring; 3. comparative study of views on the problematics, space and time system of the work. The article deals with the peculiarities of the interpretation of the artistic features of the novel Doctor Zhivago by B. Pasternak in the studies of Chinese literary scholars. It is stated based on the analysis conducted by the author that the narrative structure, artistic space, time and composition are the most important characteristics of the work. They ensure a perceptual unity of the artistic world. At the same time, these categories are inextricably linked, they define and reveal each other, create a complex system of relationships between characters, images, events, places, and artistic reality as a whole. The conclusion is that the complex narrative structure of B. Pasternak’s novel allows several levels of its reading. The connection of narratology phenomena is revealed: the event and the motive, and the internal intrigue of the whole narrative.