Title of the article:

THE MOTIVE OF ENTRANCE / EXIT IN THE WORK OF ARCHIMANDRITE TIKHON (SHEVKUNOV) “UNHOLY SAINTS” AND OTHER STORIES” 

Author(s):

Ivan S. Leonov

Information about the author/authors

Ivan S. Leonov — PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Pushkin State Institute of Russian language, Academician Volgin St., 6, 117485 Moscow, Russia. E-mail: mamif.lis@rambler.ru

Section

Philological sciences

Year

2018

Volume

Vol. 49

Pages

Рp. 198–210

Received

July 31, 2017

Date of publication

September 15, 2018

Index UDK

821.161.1

Index BBK

83.3(2Рос=Рус) 6

Abstract

The goal of this article is to identify peculiarities of the motive entrance /exit in the book of Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov) “Unholy saints” and other stories”. As author brings to notice the artistic space of the work is established on the principle of opposition: secular world — monastery. The paper discusses main types of the transition of the characters from the secular to the monastic space and back, while bringing the focus on the specifics of internal changes in people as in the time of transition as onto the subsequent stages. As a result of this research the author developed a classification of the motive under study, which includes following types: free entrance, the entrance with the assistance of another person, entrance with guided tour, intrusion. The latter category includes four types: intrusion with the purpose of returning a relative, for ideological reasons, one due to hooliganism and intrusion with the purpose of deception/crime. The paper also allowed for more precise covering of the situation of exit peculiar to various groups of characters: pilgrims, monks, ill-wishers, criminals. As a result, the author proposes classification of the layman`s motives for going beyond monastery space. Situations specified are as follows: free release; release due to obedience; leaving without blessing. Same situation for the monk has following specifications: exit due to obedience, exit in protest,  violation of the vow. As far as situations of exit of the opponent character arу concerned there are: exit-reconciliation, exit-defeat and the exit charged with  negative consequences, escape.

Keywords

Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), Orthodox prose, monastic space, the motive of entrance / exit, the spiritual evolution of man.

References

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