За завесой бытия. К вопросу о природе смеха в рассказах Исаака Бабеля
Beyond the Veil of Being: To the Question of the Nature of Laughter in Isaac Babel’s Stories
Author(s): Roman KatsmanSubject(s): Russian Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Isaac Babel; laughter in literature; humor; carnival; philosophy of the possible
Summary/Abstract: The article reconsiders the problem of the character of I. Babel’s laughter and leads to the conclusion about its complex dynamic nature. Particularly, its belonging to the carnival culture is being questioned. On the basis of a few texts the transition is observed from the carnival consciousness to the historical tragic bewilderment and to the possibilistic thinking.
Journal: Iudaica Russica
- Issue Year: 3/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 20-40
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Russian