Ipostazele nebuniei în ,,Licențiatul Sticloanțǎ’’ de Miguel de Cervantes și ,,Însemnǎrile unui nebun’’ de Nikolai Gogol
The Hypostases of Madness in “The Licentiate Vidriera” by Miguel De Cervantes and “Diary of a Madman” by Nikolai Gogol

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes, from an intercultural and comparative perspective, the way in which the theme of insanity is reflected in the two works of universal literature: The licentiate Vidriera by Miguel de Cervantes and Diary of a madman by N.V. Gogol. This article is meant to highlight the similarities and the distinct traits of both literary texts, with the goal of creating an updated description and way of understanding of the two. With that in mind, we have adopted the method of compared research, combined with narratology notions and put together a structural analysis of the two works. This compared study could not be realized without a reference to the socio-historical context of the two eras, which, in itself, offers a reflection material on the aspects of life, society and culture of the time periods we are referencing and brings new data of interest to the intercultural Ibero-Russian studies. Based on the analysis, we have come up with a series of observations related to the global meaning of the works, the cultural meaning of insanity in both, the specific contextualization, the view on the society in question and the elements that distinguish the two protagonists. The results of this analysis are of interest to hispanists, slavists and comparative literature researchers alike.

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