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Title of Article

FOLKLORE-MYTHOLOGICAL SOURCES OF MITRY'S AND SILAN'S CHARACTERS IN M. GORKY'S STORY «ON THE RAFTS»


Issue
6
Date
2009

Article type
scientific article
UDC
82
Pages
125-129
Keywords
mythology, folklore, traditions, sources, associations, allusions, spiritual verses, religious asceticism, folk beliefs, hagiographic plot, dark forces


Authors
Khanov V.A.
Nizhegorodskiy gosudarstvennyy pedagogicheskiy universitet


Abstract
Folklore-mythological sources of M. Gorkys story «On the Rafts» are revealed. Allusive interrelationships of Gorkys characters with the mythological images are considered. These allusions let the author describe events in a more vivid manner and reinforce the acuteness of the problems posed in the story. The authors connection with national spiritual culture is revealed, a genetic chain of the archetypes that are an important part of the artists creative thinking is established.

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