Image of island in the novel by M. Tournier «Friday, or the Pacific limb»

Abstract

Author of the article refers to works of the famous XX century French myth-maker M. Tournier. His novel «Friday, or Pacific limb», a modern adaptation of a literary myth about Robinson Crusoe, is in the focus of studies. Author compares the image of island in the work of this writer to Shakespeare’s play «The Tempest». Also by comparing these toposes, the author of the article reveals archetypal, symbolic and mythological nature, which makes the importance of M. Tournier’s novel. Also author of the article detects variants of M. Tournier’s novel use in a variety of artistic space of different epochs. Innovation of this contribution has been revealed through deep and ambiguous understanding of the topos «island», being interpreted in frameworks of discourse in several significant works of the world literature.