The idem-forma method and «identities in different» in literary works

In the present paper the approach named Idem-forma is considered. Idem-forma is compared with the method of comparative studies and the method of intertextuality. In the proposed approach revealing the uniqueness of texts (or their fragments) is of significant importance. In comparing a pair of works “a flash of identification” could clarify a space of common contexts. In this way one can obtain “a shared text”, and different texts acquire new features. A few examples of comparison of various texts through this approach are briefly presented.