Who Discovered the Unknown Land? (The Double Motivation Device in the Works of F. K. Sologub and V. V. Nabokov)

The subject of the study in this article is Sologubov pretexts V. Nabokov's stories "Terra Incognita" and "In Memory L. I. Shigaev". paper establishes genetic connection these works with "Summoning Beast" "Connecting souls" by F. K. Sologub. work based on comparative analysis, which helps to identify commonality plots techniques writers, establish features worldview that lead a similar choice. area artistic attention, like Sologub, state delirium, motivates bifurcation space. An indication intertext Nabokov image small domestic evil spirits, textually close descriptions predecessor. proves borrowing due aesthetic community artists: desire recreate twofold world combining objective plan an alternative – subjective or metaphysical dimension. Ontological instability recreated writers using technique double motivation. examines attempts both authors transform found prose for drama. Sologub implements them unfinished adaptation scene story play "The Little Demon". seeks convey point view hero plays "Death", "Event", Invention Waltz". It noted field drama, common attitudes find dissimilar implementation at level techniques.