2015 # 5 (13)
Moskvin G.V.
«Why it is that I so persistently seek to win the love?..» Sense of the love intrigue in the story «Knyazhna Meri». Spiritual base of the plot
Abstract
The article considers the main question which lead to proper understanding Lermontov’s story «Knyazhna Meri» that aims to the very base of the story’s love intrigue, whether it is a play, fun or more serious issue? The author concludes that the most profound layer of the plot is built on Gospel (John 4, 5 chapters) and ethical-philosophical system of Lermontov’s artistic ideas which consists of concepts «despite, hatred, love». Above mentioned factors determine problematics and genre structure of the story.
Key words
Lermontov, «Knyazhna Meri», Pechorin, the intrigue, sense, hatred, love
