The concept of a natural man in the context of the crime motif in the prose of Mikhail Artsybasher Cover Image

Koncepcja człowieka naturalnego w kontekście motywu zbrodni w prozie Michaiła Arcybaszewa
The concept of a natural man in the context of the crime motif in the prose of Mikhail Artsybasher

Author(s): Patryk Witczak
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Mikhail Arstybashev; motif of crime; nature in literature; naturalism

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyses the selected works by Mikhail Arstybashev in the context ofthe naturalist vision of a human being and the motif of crime. Arstybashev perceives civilization as a destructive force inflicting harm upon human beings and inciting their worst instincts. As he believes, only living according to nature makes it possible to achieve serenity.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 197-206
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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