VOL. 56, BOOK 1, PART B, 2018, pp. 312 – 323 Full text (Fr)
Author: Sonya Aleksandrova, Diyana Nikolova
Affiliation: Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv
Abstract
We will discuss the presence and functions of character types, the appearance of which under the same name – Anna – is not as we claim co-incidental. The presentation will focus on the name of Anna through the mythological meanings this name carries mainly in mythologies (Ancient Greek, Roman, Germanic-Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon and Christian as well), tracing its functions and logical manifestations in a range of Western European literary works in the year 1953/54 through the novels „Under the net” by Iris Murdoch, „Bonjour tristesse” by Francoise Sagan, “Don Juan, or the love of geometry” by Max Frisch.
Key words: Anna, mother, marriage, Sagan, Murdoch, Frisch
