The creative principles and techniques of Anton Chekhov have proved attractive to modern writers. Many late-20th-century authors, e.g. Tendryakov or Sasha Sokolov, used the naiveté and naturalness of a child’s mind when depicting contradictions and controversial issues. A connection with Chekhov is evident in the development of the theme of a mental institution, its doctors and patients (Makanin, Pelevin). Also the Chekhovian principle of refusal to categorically judge the words and deeds of the characters gains fundamental importance (Dovlatov). It is from Chekhov that modern writers have learnt to present serious psychological issues and world-view questions through commonplace imagery.
This article deals with radical hermeneutics in Vladimir Makanin’s micro-novel The Loss. The article presents the position that John D. Caputo’s flow is fundamental to Makanin’s hermeneutics. The author refers to Vladimir Ivancov’s research and debates with Anna Skotnicka and Anna Stankevich.
This article deals with radical hermeneutics in Vladimir Makanin’s micro-novel The Loss. The article presents the position that John D. Caputo’s flow is fundamental to Makanin’s hermeneutics. The author refers to Vladimir Ivancov’s research and debates with Anna Skotnicka and Anna Stankevich
In the article I compare the interpretation of Vladimir Makanin’s Otstavshiynovel (Отставший) by Tatyana Churlyaeva and the idea of radical hermeneutics, which,in my view, explain Makanin’s works more fully.
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