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Semiotics and Mythology in the Works of Michel Tournier
- Authors: Merkoulova I.G.1
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- State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN)
- Issue: Vol 83, No 4 (2024)
- Pages: 141-146
- Section: Chronicles
- URL: https://rjsvd.com/1605-7880/article/view/657019
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S1605788024040143
- ID: 657019
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Abstract
The article highlights the main results of the international discussion “The Work of Michel Tournier: Semiotics and Mythology”, which took place as part of the annual Festival “Days of Francophonie” at the Russian State Library for Foreign Literature named after M.I. Rudomino on March 18, 2024 and was dedicated to the centenary of the writer’s birth.
The event, which was organized as part of the cooperation of the Cultural Center “Frankoteka” of the Russian State Library for Foreign Literature and the International Center for Semiotics and Intercultural Dialogue of the State Academic University for the Humanities, was attended by Nedret Öztokat Kiliceri, Professor of Istanbul University, Deputy Secretary General of the Roman Federation of Semiotics, and Inna Gennadievna Merkoulova, Associate Professor, founder and director of the GAUGN International Center for Semiotics and Intercultural Dialogue, Vice President of the Asian Semiotic Association.
The speakers presented a semiotic interpretation of Tournierʼs novels and philosophical tales, and also discussed his interest in myth-making.
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I. G. Merkoulova
State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN)
Author for correspondence.
Email: igmerkulova@gaugn.ru
Doctor of Linguistics and Semiotics (PhD), Cand. Sci. (Philol.), Director of the International Center for Semiotics and Intercultural Dialogue
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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