The Existential Concept of Escapism in the Works of F. Dostoevsky «The Double» and «Diary of a Madman» by Nikolay Gogol

Abstract

This article seeks to examine the specificity of the interpretation of the theme of madness in the works. As a result of analysis, the author proves that in F. Dostoevsky work madness – is the embodiment of the dark irrational forces that carry the death of a person, a spiritual hero’s death with no hope of resurrection. The hero of «Diary of a Madman» Poprischin in his madness «is not exhausted until the end», he can «escape from the madness of poetry, flying over the world» Madness of the characters is seen in the philosophical, social, ethical, mifopoeticheskogo, medical aspects.

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А. М. Васильєва

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А. М. Васильєва (2016). The Existential Concept of Escapism in the Works of F. Dostoevsky «The Double» and «Diary of a Madman» by Nikolay Gogol. Наукові записки Міжнародного гуманітарного університету, 25(), 110-117. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-445009