A Walk into the Depth of the Garden (about One Metaphor in the Play ‘Uncle Vanya’ By A. Chekhov)

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  • Natalya M. Shcharenskaya Southern Federal University

Abstract

The metaphor «depth of the garden» introduced in the stage direction of the first act of «Uncle Vanya» is analyzed. It is proved that both entities of the genitive metaphor have a metaphoric meaning. The metaphoric meaning of the lexeme ‘garden’ is connected with units of legal semantics. The lexeme ‘depth’ is connected with water metaphors in the text. ‘The depth of the garden’ points to the degree of Serebryakov’s doomness in his search for God’s mercy, which is depicted through water images. The analysis of the metaphor with its complex relations, including phonetic ones, demonstrates Chekhov’s poetic style, that gives the word specific weight and lends the language a leading role in depicting the world. A fragment of the world – Serebryakov’s walk in the garden – looks like predestination of professor’s fate, made up of his missteps.

Key words: Chekhov, ‘Uncle Vanya’, Chekhov’s language, poetic style, metaphor.

DOI 10.18522/1995-0640-2020-4-115-125

Author Biography

Natalya M. Shcharenskaya , Southern Federal University

Ph.D. in Philology, associate professor of the Russian language dpt. Institute of Philology, Journalism and crosscultural Communication. Southern Federal University.

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Published

2020-12-22

How to Cite

Shcharenskaya Н. М. . (2020). A Walk into the Depth of the Garden (about One Metaphor in the Play ‘Uncle Vanya’ By A. Chekhov) . Proceedings of Southern Federal University. Philology, 2020(4), 115–125. Retrieved from https://philol-journal.sfedu.ru/index.php/sfuphilol/article/view/1551

Issue

No. 4 (2020)

Section

LINGUISTICS

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