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- Ontology of humour in the novel “Oblomov” by Ivan Goncharov
- Mosaleva G.V. Ontology of humour in the novel “Oblomov” by Ivan Goncharov. Vestnik of Kostroma State University, 2022, vol. 28, № 1, pp. 85-92 (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2022-28-1-85-92
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2022-28-1-85-92
- УДК: 821.161.1.09''19''
- Publish date: 2022-02-09
- Annotation: The article highlights the perception of laughter in ancient and Christian traditions (in the patristic heritage), in Russian and Western European cultures. Various points of view on the nature of the comic in the novel “Oblomov” by Ivan Goncharov , the specifics of the author’s humourous pathos, the ratio of the comic and the tragic, various aspects of the comic in the novel. Ilya Oblomov is understood as a character that combines comic and tragic features. The article proves that the features of humour in the novel are connected with Orthodox axiology, with the phenomenon of conciliarity that unites people. The general laughter that binds the Oblomovites is cosmic; it turns out to be a derivative of Oblomovka's natural joy. Ilya Oblomov is a joyful gospel child, a kind smile on his face remains unchanged until the end of the novel. The relationship between Ilya Oblomov and Zakhar is built on comical grounds, eliminating the hierarchical status barrier between them. The careless attitude to things Zakhar is symbolic – for both Ilya Oblomov and Zakhar, the inner life of the individual is a priority. Ivan Goncharov, in the person of Ilya Oblomov, acts as an opponent of the satirical trend in literature, declaring himself as Nikolai Gogol's successor. The mission of the artist, expressed by Ilya Oblomov, is to love the person he depicts and cry for his imperfection and fall.
- Keywords: Ivan Goncharov, comic, tragic, laughter, humour, satire, heroes, poetics, gospel motifs, Orthodox acctiology.
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