Specificity of Garden and Park Topoi in Novellas of Theodor Storm
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2025-14-5-304-322
Abstract
This article examines the artistic significance of garden and park topoi within the poetics of Theodor Storm's novellas. The author focuses on the characteristics of these elements con cerning their aesthetic, structural, and seman tic importance. As a complex phenomenon within the author's artistic world, gardens and parks embody the system of relationships between humanity, nature, and society. The relevance of this study is underscored by the introduction of contemporary approaches to analyzing park, garden, and estate topoi in the novellistic works of Theodor Storm, which reveal both universal and author-specific tech niques for modeling these spaces. The aim of the research is to synthesize observations regarding the distinctive artistic representa tion of gardens and parks as unique spaces in Storm's novellas. It is noted that gardens, as integral components of literary works, func tion as a double text; on one hand, they serve as analogs of the real world, while on the other hand, they are intertwined with cultural tradi tions and their literary functions. The garden as a text within a text acquires new mean ings that are interpreted through the author’s consciousness. It is emphasized that gardens represent a text that unites various arts and is subject to changing perceptions across differ ent eras. The primary semantics of the garden topos is established as representing a unique moral and spiritual space. A notable charac teristic of Storm's style is his focus on expe riences and emotional states, often expressed through the lens of memory.
About the Author
E. R. Kirdyanova
Moscow University “Synergy”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena R. Kirdyanova, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Acting Department
Moscow
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Kirdyanova E.R. Specificity of Garden and Park Topoi in Novellas of Theodor Storm. Nauchnyi dialog. 2025;14(5):304-322. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2025-14-5-304-322
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