Autonomous staged narratives in A.P. Chekhov’s comedy «The Seagull»
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2024-10-47-55
Abstract
The article considers one of the specific types of «staged narratives». It is shown that a large number of stories told by the characters of «The Seagull» are characterized by plot and discursive autonomity. At the same time, such «random» episodes from the past (pronounced, for example, by Sorin and Shamrayev) make up a significant layer of the characters experience and determine their worldview.
It is proved that the world pictures and narrative modalities identified in their stories, are integral qualities of their personalities and mental worlds for each of the characters, which, in turn, forms the character system of the play and determines its genre specifics.
About the Author
Y. E. Krasnikov
I.D. Kobzon Institute of Theatre Arts; Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yaroslav E. Krasnikov, postgraduate student
bld. 6, Miusskaya Square, Moscow, 125047
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For citations:
Krasnikov Y.E. Autonomous staged narratives in A.P. Chekhov’s comedy «The Seagull». RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2024;(10):47-55. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2024-10-47-55
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