“HE GOES” MYKHAJLA KOTSIUBYNSKOGO AS A STORY ABOUT LONENESS BEFORE EVIL

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis and interpretation of Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky`s short story «Vin ide» («He Goes»). The analysis is focused on ways in which the researched text shows human`s solitude in the face of evil, and also on related to it biblical reminiscences and allusions. The author of the article gives rich illustrative material in order to reinforce his thoughts concerning the main ideas of Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky`s short story «Vin ide» («He Goes»). Deep understanding of the main heroes of the short story, their characters, their needs, their feelings, and their experience gives possibility for the author to develop the perspectives of their inner world. The author singled out special elements of literary description in the article and the narration, which enlarges the distance through the storing antithetical images. The author pays special attention to the parodic playful elements and the expressive role of biblical allusions is highlighted on external "universality" to the world of heroes (biblical allusions are barely visible in Yosel's image and not quite bright in the image of Abrum, biblical allusions acquire full expressiveness in the character of Esther). Analyzing the development of the actions of the main characters of the novel from the perspective of antithetical symbolism, the author of the article draws attention to the conflicts between the characters, and dwells on the characteristics of Estherka's monologue. The author of the article pays special attention to the particular heterogeneity of M. Kotsyubynskyi's work, which is often "disguised" by its consistency, to the impressionistic character of the work and to its stylistic dominance. The author of the article considers using the method of description proposed by Roman Ingarden, namely the concept of two-dimensionality and four-layeredness of the artistic text as a starting point for the study rhetorical devices in the text.