Man in the face of the death’s mystery in short prose forms of Mikhail Artsybashev Cover Image

Człowiek wobec tajemnicy śmierci w krótkich formach prozatorskich Michaiła Arcybaszewa
Man in the face of the death’s mystery in short prose forms of Mikhail Artsybashev

Author(s): Patryk Witczak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Mikhail Artsybashev;Russian emigration;motif of death;

Summary/Abstract: From the earliest times, people have been bending over the issue of death, trying to reach its essence. Therefore, death has become one of the leading literary motifs. The article analyses hu- man attitudes towards death depicted in short prose forms of Mikhail Artsybashev. The writer took the position that the mystery of death is impenetrable and all attempts to discover it do not bring any expected results. The essence of death can be reached neither by mind nor through any mystical knowledge. It just needs to be accepted.

  • Issue Year: 3/2018
  • Issue No: XXIII
  • Page Range: 59-68
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish