DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGOLOGY IN RUSSIA AND IMAGOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS IN LITERARY DISCOURSE.

Imagology has initially emerged as a sub-branch of comparative literature and then has become an independent discipline by creating its own unique methodology thanks to subsequent studies, and it examines the perception of a nation, country, culture or community formed in the mind of a foreigner. In this context, imagology is referred to as "the science of the alien" by many researchers and it requires not only to study the cultural, sociological and historical characteristics of the alien, but also to investigate its own intrinsic values. When the imagology's developmental stages are examined, it is seen that imagology is shaped from comparative literature which has a wide history since the second half of the 19th century as in West. It becomes an independent discipline and reveals national values through dealing with foreign nations in various aspects thanks to following researches. In this study, we are going to evaluate the historical development of imagology in Russia through literary works. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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