Open AccessTheatricality in the postmodern novel “Quest” by B. Akunin
Author(s) -
Tang Shi,
Тан Ши
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ literaturovedenie, žurnalistika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2312-9247
pISSN - 2312-9220
DOI - 10.22363/2312-9220-2019-24-3-390-403
Subject(s) - postmodernism , narrative , poetics , openness to experience , aesthetics , order (exchange) , literature , postmodern theatre , philosophy , sociology , epistemology , art , psychology , poetry , social psychology , finance , economics
The article examines postmodern properties of the detective novel “Quest” by B. Akunin such as “epistemological and ontological doubt” in the view of world and the openness of the narrative. The aspects of theatricalization in the text of the novel are analyzed: the world order of masquerade, the theatricality of episodes, theatrical allusions, etc. The article demonstrates functioning of the game between author and reader in this novel, which serves a great example of Akunin’s literary game strategy. It also confirms that the theatricalization in this novel is in association with postmodern aesthetics and a important aspect in the poetics of “Quest”.