Gogolesque in the novel “The Life of Arseniev” by Ivan Bunin

  • elena vranchan Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management Email: vra545@yandex.ru
Keywords: Ivan Bunin, The Life of Arseniev, Nikolai Gogol, Russian literature, author's position

Abstract

The article deals with the peculiarities of the patriarchal noble-peasant life description in the novel “The Life of Arseniev” (1930) by Ivan Bunin, focuses on the use of characteristic Gogol’s images and techniques. Moreover, the comparison of the artistic interpretation ways of the patriarchal past by the writers reveals the Gogol's influence on the position of Bunin as the author, which is presented in the novel in different ways: from the point of view of an observer narrator who topographically accurately depicts the reality and life of the family estate, and from the point of view of an emigrant, focused on memories of the past, conveying an emotional sense of the connection between generations. In general, Bunin continues to develop the theme of the collision of immobile patriarchy with the quick movement of time that destroys the old serfdom, so his novel is imbued with nostalgia for the small-scale world going into the past. In Bunin's nostalgia, there are echoes of Gogol's sorrow about the doomed old world life.

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2021-12-02
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vranchan elena Gogolesque in the novel “The Life of Arseniev” by Ivan Bunin // Philology & Human, 2021, № 4 DOI: 10.14258/(2021)4-14. URL: https://journal.asu.ru/pm/article/view/10060.
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