NARRATIVE PROJECTIONS OF A MEDICAL RESEARCHER IN ARROWSMITH BY SINCLAIR LEWIS

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The article explores the features of narrative representation of the physician as a medical researcher in Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis. The genre specificity of the literary writing as a medical “bildungsroman” has been analyzed. The narrative realization of the basic competencies of the doctor in the literary discourse has been traced. The author emphasizes the key role of continuous research as an integral professional trait of the physician. The tendencies of romantization and deification of research work of a medical professional have been distinguished.

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Ю. В. Лисанець

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Ю. В. Лисанець (2018). NARRATIVE PROJECTIONS OF A MEDICAL RESEARCHER IN ARROWSMITH BY SINCLAIR LEWIS. Південний архів (філологічні науки), 74(), 78-80. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-609434