Beyond the Veil of Being: To the Question of the Nature of Laughter in Isaac Babel’s Stories Cover Image

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 Katsman
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 3/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 20-40
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Russian