The Mythological Implication of the “Messianic” Activity of the Hero in the Trilogy “At the Crossroads” by Ya. Kolas Cover Image

Мифологический подтекст «мессианской» деятельности героя в трилогии «На ростанях» Я. Коласа
The Mythological Implication of the “Messianic” Activity of the Hero in the Trilogy “At the Crossroads” by Ya. Kolas

Author(s): Marina Mikhailovna Ioskevich
Subject(s): Belarussian Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Keywords: structural mythocriticism; social myth; the trilogy “At the Crossroads” by Ya. Kolas; the Great October Socialist Revolution;

Summary/Abstract: The article reveals the mythological sequence of the main character’s functions in the trilogy “At the Crossroads” by Ya. Kolas, which is recognized as one of the most significant Belarusian literary works on revolutionary theme. The full realization of the presented functional sequence forms the mythological subtext of the “Messianic” activity of the hero, reinforced by biblical allusions and reminiscences at the explicit level of the literary text, which contributes to the introduction of the social myth of the need for revolutionary transformations into the reader’s consciousness.

  • Issue Year: 4/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 131-141
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian
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