The Name-Mask As a Key Strategy for Creating the Image of Marginal Protagonists (Based on Works by Vladimir Makanin and Bernardo Atxaga)

Authors

  • Tatiana Vorónchenco State Pedagogical University of Chita
  • Oksana Lantsova State Pedagogical University of Chita

Keywords:

marginal protagonist, name-mask, identity.

Abstract

In this article, the authors aim to examine artistic aspects in the use of the name-mask as an indication of character in two contemporary authors – Vladimir Makanin and Bernardo Atxaga. The work of both writers is characterized by a particular approach to the relation between personality and name, whereby characters denominated by a nickname or pseudonym appear in the foreground, though such nominations normally belong to the periphery of the anthroponymic field. As the name represents the essence of a person, such nominations indicate the deformation of the identity of the literary character and a disparity in the relation “character/essence”. This phenomenon serves as the key strategy for creating the image of marginal protagonists, whose “incomplete” essence requires the use of appropriate artistic resources.

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Published

2012-01-03

How to Cite

Vorónchenco, T., & Lantsova, O. (2012). The Name-Mask As a Key Strategy for Creating the Image of Marginal Protagonists (Based on Works by Vladimir Makanin and Bernardo Atxaga). Mundo Eslavo, (11), 43–53. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/meslav/article/view/17517

Issue

No. 11 (2012)

Section

Estudios Literatura

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