Open AccessGOTHIC FICTION: FIGURATIVE PLOT PARADIGM
Author(s) -
I. V. Grosevych
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
prikarpatsʹkij vìsnik ntš. slovo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2304-7402
DOI - 10.31471/2304-7402-2019-2(54)-275-287
Subject(s) - literal and figurative language , plot (graphics) , archetype , literature , generalization , philosophy , poetry , art , metaphor , doctrine , epistemology , linguistics , mathematics , theology , statistics
The article deals with the theoretical generalization of the attributes of a poetic of gothic, in particular in the article is analyzed in details the figurative-motive and plot-compositional levels; is traced the evolution of the image of Devil; is identified the triune category − mystery / horror / suspense – as a genre constant of gothic fiction; is identified the road archetype; is analyzed the functionality of gothic, contrast as the dominant feature of the gothic paradigm; and also is grounded the philosophical doctrine of the theodicy as one of the fundamental basis of all gothic fiction.