The vociferous count
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18778/1427-9681.10.04Keywords:
Fyodor Tolstoy “the American”, epigram, biblical allusionsAbstract
The article considers the artistic idea and devices of Alexander Pushkin’s epigram on Fyodor Tolstoy “the American”, entitled “David the Singer was short...” (1822). Some semantic nuances are explained and clarified.
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