Open AccessPoetics of Play in the Theatre Piece «Lickspittle» by I. Ilf, E. Petrov, M. Volpin
Author(s) -
M. A. Shelenok
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
izvestiâ saratovskogo universiteta. novaâ seriâ. seriâ filologiâ/izvestiâ saratovskogo universiteta. novaâ seriâ. seriâ filologiâ. žurnalistika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-898X
pISSN - 1817-7115
DOI - 10.18500/1817-7115-2015-15-3-94-101
Subject(s) - poetics , art , literature , plot (graphics) , philosophy , mathematics , poetry , statistics
The article researches the play poetics of the theatre piece «Lickspittle» by I. Ilf, E. Petrov, M. Volpin on the level of the plot, characters, literary reminiscences, language humor. Functions of the co-authors’ play strategy are identified, such as achieving the synthesis of satire and vaudeville principles and the techniques of text structure. The link between «Lickspittle» and the novel by I. Ilf and E. Petrov «The Golden Calf» is revealed.