TEXTS OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN THE REVIEW OF «ODYSSEY» BY V. MASS AND N. ERDMAN: NATURE AND FUNCTIONS
For the first time the attention is paid to the little-known review (obozrenie) “Odyssey” (1928) by Nikolay Erdman and his co-author Vladimir Mass. This text is travesting performance of the adventures of Odysseus, the main hero of Homer’s epic poem of the same name. The review includes three monologues of the assistant director (pomoshnikrezhissera). These monologues are not directly related to the plot of modern Odysseus’s adventures. Based on the works by Y. M. Lotman the article examines these monologues as a particular case of text within a text / theater within a theater. The article reveals peculiarity of comicality in the speeches of the assistant director, nature and functions of this character which unite him not only with chorus of Ancient Greek drama, but also with performers of Russian farce (balagan).
Keywords: N. Erdman, V. Mass, “Odyssey”, review, text within a text, transformation, famous plot, convention, action, chorus, farce (balagan), comicality
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