ACADEMIC JOURNAL
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ISSN 2542-1077 (Print) ISSN 1994-5973 (Online) |
Literary studies |
Poluyakhtova I. K. | Lobachevsky State University |
Demenyuk V. M. | Lobachevsky State University |
Keywords: reception folk tale Laird Barron The Croning Rumpelstiltskin paradox of painful art |
Summary: The article discusses L. Barron’s novel “The Croning” as an example of deconstruction of the folk tale about Rumpelstilskin. It
analyzes the genre of the novel: L. Barron breaks the domination of space above the time, which is inherent for the original folk tale,
moreover, he makes the representation of a time as an endless circle the central image of the novel. The author also ruins the archetypical
opposition between “familiar – stranger” and makes the cathegory of the horror the semantic center of the narration. Article
also discusses the connection between the novel and the legacy of H. P. Lovecraft and A. Bierce. As well as his forerunners, L. Barron uses mythological images to affect directly the subconsciousness of the readers and in that way we could suggest the decision for the paradox of painful art. Leaning on works of H. P. Lovecraft and A. Bierce, L. Barron makes his own conception of a human being, where a subjective perspective limits a man and that’s why he is unable to understand the real meaning of things and life. |
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