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Symbols in Culture:Mythology, Art,
Literature
Tatiana KolchevaPhD in Cultural Studies
What can we see? What does it mean?
"What sort of objects are they? Are they physical objects? Mental objects? Both?
Metaphors? Symbols? Reifications?“
Leslie White
If you want…
• to know about symbols in culture• to understand symbols• to interpret symbols in art,
architecture and literature
You are welcome!
SPECIALLY FOR YOU
• lectures with presentations theory of symbol geometry, colours, plants, animals,
characters in myths as symbols in art, architecture and literature
SPECIALLY FOR YOU
• seminars with your own workbook: vocabulary tasks texts (English/Russian)• Moodle page: thesaurus literature and interesting sites interactive tasks
And at the end of our classes we’ll be able to understand what it means:
Лишь многорукость деревьев для ветерана мзда
за одноногость, за черный квадрат окопас ржавой водой, в который могла б звезда
упасть, спасаясь от телескопа.И. Бродский
Maybe… I hope…
Curriculum VitaeTatiana KolchevaPhD in Cultural StudiesAssociate professorFaculty of Russian Philology and Document ScienceChair of Literature and Spiritual Legacy of Lev TolstoyResearch InterestLiterature and Culture of the Romanticism and the SymbolismMy personal favourite: Edgar Allan Poe and Russian SymbolistsTeaching Courses taught at various faculties include:The History of Foreign LiteratureGerman Literature