Motywy folklorystyczne w przestrzeni artystycznej opowiadania Herberta Georga Wellsa Piękny strój
Folkloristic Motifs in the Artistic Space of The Beautiful Suit by Herbert George Wells

Summary/Abstract: The elements of symbiosis between a literary work and fable are clearly reflected in thestructure of Herbert George Wells short story The Beautiful Suit that was published originallyas A Moonlight Fable. The distinct allusion of the author about the title as well as the fact oftwo titles indicates similarity to folkloristic genre and gives posibility to perceive the story intwo ways: literary work and fable. The typical semantics of folkloristic works is introducedby a number of constant formulas and motifs. They are conditioned by the function ofmoonlight topos that creates the opposition man – moon. The determining character of thisantithesis implies the main division of the text and provides the paradigmatic sequence man –earth – mortal life versus moon – heaven – eternity that constitutes the fundamental elementto model the basic relationships of the space and time structure.As well as in the sources of mythology and folklore the motif of the moon in the Wells’sshort story introduces the aspect of duality of the depicted world, has an allegorical effect onthe protagonist’s fate that touches the secret of existence and happiness.

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