DON KICHOT CERVANTESA W KRYTYCE ROSYJSKIEJ I POLSKIEJ (NA MATERIALE PRAC VLADIMIRA NABOKOVA I ZOFII SZMYDTOWEJ)

The paper deals with the critical texts of two writers / researchers whose roots come from Russia and interests are focused on similar literature areas among other things on Don Quijote. Zofia Szmydtowa a Russian researcher whose career was developed mainly in Poland and Vladimir Nabokov, whose critical and literature analysis were conceived outside Russia decided to make an attempt to decode the Cervantes’ masterpiece. Both authors have their own concept concerning interpretation and analysis of the Cervantes’ novel. The author of the paper tries to find similarities in their understanding and critical idiom, discovering the justification of such different critical texts. Although texts were written in different circumstances and environments they have a lot in common what is shown in the paper.