Agliullina, K. G., Makashova, V. V. THE CONCEPT OF “LOVE” IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S EPIC NOVEL “THE LORD OF THE RINGS”. Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2023;45(4):61–69. DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2023.910


Theoretical, Applied and Comparative Linguistics

THE CONCEPT OF “LOVE” IN J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S EPIC NOVEL “THE LORD OF THE RINGS”

Agliullina
K. G. 		Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Makashova
V. V. 		Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Keywords:
concept
love
J. R. R. Tolkien
“The Lord of the Rings”
linguoculturological approach
national- cultural labeling
worldview		 Summary: The article presents the main approaches to the definition of the concept as the central term of the conceptual apparatus of cognitive linguistics. The authors adhere to the understanding of the concept as a carrier of cultural meaning, a unit of consciousness of the writer, verbalized in the text of the work. The research material was J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic novel “The Lord of the Rings”. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that for the first time the analysis of the concept of “love” in the individual picture of the world of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien was carried out. The study showed that the concept of “love” in the epic novel “The Lord of the Rings” turns out to be culturally marked due to the author’s belonging to the English linguistic culture. It is established that in the text space of the epic novel, love appears in various manifestations: in the form of romantic, patriotic, comradely, intra-family Christian love. The conceptual component of the concept “love” is considered in the etymological aspect: from the original nomination to the modern one based on the data of authoritative English dictionaries. The figurative component of the concept of “love” is explicated when describing the love feelings experienced by the characters, as well as their subjective ideas about the object of their love. The value component of the concept of “love” is found in the study of the oppositions “love – hate”, “love – money”, “love – despair”, etc., presented in the novel. It is revealed that the concept of “love” is also closely related to the concepts of hope, honor and beauty. The article presents a rich illustrative material representing the national and cultural specifics of the concept under consideration.



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