Imadological Myths In “Anna Karenina”

Abstract

The aim of the research is to compare the imagological myths found in the film adaptation “Anna Karenina” (2012) directed by Joe Wright, the script created by Tom Stoppard and the novel “Anna Karenina” written by Leo Tolstoy, to determine the impact of the British and Russian imagotypes and imagological myths on the cultural dialog between nations, the interconnection of science and art. The subjects of the study were the film adaptation “Anna Karenina” (2012) by Joe Wright, the script written by Tom Stoppard and the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. They are analysed with the use of the theory of imagology and comparative studies, literary analysis and the text corpus analysis. The analysis shows that there are lots of stereotypes, dating back to the past centuries and newly born. Some of them may coincide. The author’s stance is influenced by them, on the one hand. The author’s attitude towards the people and country depicted determines the choice of a myth, on the other hand. Conclusions. The metanarratives-free postmodern art demands extensive knowledge to understand all shades of its meaning, including the imagological myths. The ability tounderstand postmodern authors correctly contributes to cross-cultural communication.