Both Uses of
theme
in
The Idiot
- Nastasia listened to all this with great interest; but the conversation soon turned to Rogojin and his visit, and this theme proved of the greatest attraction to both Totski and the general.†
Chpt 1.13
- A contemporary theme!†
Chpt 3.4 *
Definition:
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(theme as in: theme of the novel) a basic idea that underlies what is being said or done -- especially in a literary or artistic work