Judas Iscariot’s Semiotic Image in Ukrainian Literature at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century

the Element of Treason

Keywords: semiotics, archetype, portrait semiotics, symbolism

Abstract

The article under consideration is devoted to the semiotic analyses of the bib­lical apostle Judas Iscariot, one of the most contradictory religious characters. The article demonstrates the semiotic paradigm of Judas, including portrait semiotics (paleness, timidity, secrecy and slouch), gesture semiotics (abrupt movements) and symbolic semiotics (hopelessness, suicide). The research stresses the aspect of venality. It is proved that Judas Iscariot became the arche­type of venality not only in literature, but in art generally. The article’s sum­mary will be used for students learning literary criticism and philologists.

Author Biography

Nailia Khajrulina, Taras Shevchenko National University of Luhansk

Graduate from the Taras Shevchenko National Uni­versity of Luhansk. Post-graduate student. The author of 10 scientific pub­lications. Research interests: comparative literature studies, literary semio­tics and poetics.

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Published
2020-03-01
How to Cite
[1]
Khajrulina, N. 2020. Judas Iscariot’s Semiotic Image in Ukrainian Literature at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: the Element of Treason. Perspectives on Culture. 28, 1 (Mar. 2020), 37-42. DOI:https://doi.org/10.35765/pk.2020.2801.06.
Section
The Bible in Ukrainian Literature