Paradigm of Autobiographical Type of Narration in the Works of V. P. Astafiev in the 1980–2000s

Aim. To identify the artistic specificity of the autobiographical type of narration in the works of V. P. Astafiev of the 1980-2000s.

Methodology. The components of the autobiographical type of narration in V. P. Astafiev’s “Last bow”, “Cursed and killed”, “Zatesi” are revealed. Attention is focused on the writer’s sincerity, the depth of comprehension of the subject, the sense of responsibility for human and people, snd their artistic expression. The approach is carried out from the viewpoint of literary concepts: autobiographical character, author-narrator, author’s position. Biographical, structural-hermeneutic and cultural-historical methods are used.

Results. The key aspects of autobiography, reflecting the author’s concept of the work, have been identified. The aesthetic, philosophical and psychological paradigm of Astafiev’s books is based on confession, journalism, lyricism of the narration, processes of self-awareness, the role of the author-narrator and the openness of his position. Methods of artistic embodiment are associated with the individual life experience, feelings and author’s emotionality of the writer. The role of autobiography in the works of the classic of Russian literature of the twentieth century correlates with the formal and substantive aspects of his works: types of narration, genre, space and time; becomes a tool of self-awareness and introspection, as well as the author’s subjective perception of himself.

Research implications. The study contributes to the development of aspects of autobiography based on specific material from the works of V. P. Astafiev in the 1980–2000s. The paper suggests ways to analyze autobiography within the framework of a separate work and, as a whole, the last period of the writer’s work. The results can be used in lecture courses on the history of Russian literature of the twentieth century, as well as in special courses on the writer’s work.

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