THE SYMBOL OF WHITE DOVE IN DINA RUBINA’S NOVEL «THE WHITE DOVE OF CORDOVA»

DOI: 10.24411/2470-1262-2019-10058  

Abstract:

This article discussed the semantics of white color in the term ”white dove” used in Dina Rubina’s novel ”The White Dove of Cordoba”. The different hypostases and expressions of white doves permeate the entire novel, which can be consider as the protagonist’s biography. It is known that plumage of pigeons has different colors, but for Dina Rubina the ”white” pigeon bears certain meanings in semantics.

The main objective of the study was determined the features of the ”white” color. The word ”white” was involved in creating the image of the white dove, which plays an important role as the basis of the protagonist’s biography, also the attitude and viewpoint of protagonist to the world, and is a way of expressing the author’s thought. This article used conceptual study, contextual study, descriptive study, and image analysis. It is known that the word gets additional meaning in the context. The meaning of color was study first in the contexts of the terms, which were relative narrow, then in wider contexts, and eventually in the context of whole novel. The results of the study: being the key concept of the novel, the semantic capacity of the color ”white” in combination ”white dove” is massive. The lexeme ”white” not only possesses a kind of universal function, but also closely connected to the idiostyle of Dina Rubin with different ideas. The semantic content of the colors in the composition of the phrase ”white dove” largely determines the semantics of white in the palette of the novel by D. Rubin ”The White dove of Cordoba”.

Keywords: semantics, color symbolism, white dove, Dina Rubin

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Information about the author:

Wang Yi-Chun (Taipei, Taiwan) – Ph. D. in literature, Associate professor, Associate professor of Department of Russian Language and Literature, Chinese Culture University.

E-mail:dorochka.w@gmail.com

Acknowledgements:

This article is supported by Ministry of Science and Technology (Grant MOST 108-2410-H-034-012).

Данная статья выполнена при поддержке Министерства науки и технологий (грант MOST 108-2410-H-034-012).

For citation:  Wang Yi-Chun, (2019). The symbol of white dove in Dina Rubina’s novel «The white dove of Cordova». Cross-Cultural Studies: Education and Science. Vol. 4, Issue 4 (2019), pp. 27-34 (in USA)

Manuscript received 15/10/2019

Accepted for publication: 20/11/2019           

The authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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