THE FUN-FAIR [“BALAGAN”] METAPHORS IN THE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE RUSSIAN NOVELS OF THE 1920’S – 1930’S

Zhilicheva G.A.

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This article deals with the functions of fun-fair [“balagan”] metaphors in the narrative structure of Olesha, Nabokov, Vaginov and Dobytchin’s novels. Visualization of the narration, episodes’ inclusion into the plot, personages’ visits to the theatre, cinema and circus are the main techniques that are being interpreted. An attempt has been made to compare the variants of the “fun-fair world” concept in the texts belonging to different literary trends.

Keywords: “Balagan” [Fun-fair], narrative, narrative strategy, novel, narrator, story-teller, plot, metaphor, cinema, visualization

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Issue: 7, 2011

Series of issue: Issue 7

Rubric: Comic Issues in the Systemic Manifestations

Pages: 65 — 69

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