Čelovek pered licom zla : mir geroev romana Aleksandra Solženicyna V kruge pervom

2001

The study is concerned with the worlds of heroes in Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel The First Circle. The main methodological principle is tracing and analysing the point of view of the hero and the ways in which it is narrated (>close reading=). The work consists of two parts, titled Power and Man and the System. Approaches vary from socio-critical and historical ones to psychological and philosophical enquiries. On the basis of such multi-faceted criticism, the poetical canvas of the novel is constructed. The analysis proceeds along the lines of the plot of the novel.One of the most important aspects of this particular novel, and of the author's whole artistic work, is its grounding in fac…