The peculiarities of representing the topic of exile in the novel “A defiance to Fortune” (1590) by Henry Roberts
Journal Title: Держава та регіони. Серія: Гуманітарні науки - Year 2018, Vol 52, Issue 1
Abstract
Due to certain geopolitical reasons “exile” topics have become the subject of thorough analy- sis in the modern Ukrainian literary studies (N. Zhluktenko, T. Potnitseva, N. Torkut, T. Mykhed, O.Pronkevich). That is why this article deals with several problems of interpretation of “exile” topics in the novel of the English Late Renaissance writer Henry Roberts “A defiance to Fortune” (1590). The exile topic is represented in the novel in quite a number of motifs: motifs of exile, hermitry, being in prison, being captured are used not only in the aspect of changing the plot, but also in the aspect of representing the changes in the modus vivendi of the main character. The author demon- strates that the ideas of exile represented by Roberts and articulated by the main character of the novel lead to re-thinking of main life concepts (ambition, fortune, dignity); moreover, hermitry is seen as the escape from difficult situations in human’s life. The main character proposes to believe in God, but not Fortune, not to be ambitious, always be a good friend and stoically face what happens in your life. The novel, being written in tune with the rules of “formula” literature, represents formation, cor- rection and cardinal changes in the mental world of the main character, who, even being murdered, remains stoical, believes in God and is able to utter philosophical statements. The topics and motifs of exile represented in the novel are quite actual and thought-provoking for the Elizabethan reader. Not representing exile like in Shakespeare’s or Cervantes’ works, Roberts tried to make this topic popular and more close to the non-elite reader.
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Ю. В. Тарасенко
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