scholarly journals «Ancient Turks» and Armin Vambery: In Search of the Prototype of the Main Character of Babel’s Pseudo-autobiographical Short Stories

2019 ◽  
pp. 198-211
Author(s):  
Valery Dymshits
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Russian Translation ◽  
Main Character

Isaac Babel’s essay «The Finns» dealing with the Civil war in Finland was published in 1918. In his essay, the writer strongly emphasizes the similarity between the Finns and the nomads of Asia, the ancient Turks.This unexpected juxtaposition indicates Babel’s familiarity with the books and biography of the Hungarian orientalist, traveler and linguist Armin Vambery. Comparison between the Russian translation of Vambery’s autobiography «My life» and Babel’s pseudo-autobiographical short stories about childhood («Story of My Dovecote», «First Love», «In the Basement», «Awakening») shows that Vambery was the prototype of the protagonist of the famous short stories.

POLA NARASI PADA ANTOLOGI CERPEN TARIAN SALJU KARABAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-113
Author(s):  
Novi Diah Haryanti
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Main Character ◽  
The Past ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Narrative Patterns

Abstract: This study aims to look at narrative patterns in the collection of short stories "Karaban Snow Dance" (TSK). From the fifteen short stories, the researchers took five main stories, namely the Karaban Snow Dance (Tarian Salju Karaban), The Fall of a Leaf (Gugurnya Sehelai Daun),  Canting Kinanti Song (Tembang Canting Kinanti), Jagoan Men Arrived (Lelaki Jagoan Tiba), and Origami Pigeon (Merpati Origami). Of the five short stories, environmental themes and honesty appear most often. The place setting depicted shows the environment that is close to the author or according to the author's origin. The main characters in the four short stories are children, only one short story Male Hero Tiban (Lelaki Jagoan Tiban/LJK) who uses adult takoh as the main character. The child leaders in LJK only appear in the past stories of the main characters. The five short stories do not show a picture of whole parents (father and mother). The warm relationship between mother and child appears clearly, in contrast to the father-child relationship that is almost negligent. The five short stories also represent how children become heroes for their family, friends, and environment.Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pola narasi pada kumpulan cerpen Tarian Salju Karaban (TSK). Dari limabelas cerpen yang ada, peneliti mengambil lima cerpen utama yakni “Tarian Salju Karaban”, “Gugurnya Sehelai Daun”, “Tembang Canting Kinanti”, “Lelaki Jagoan Tiba”, dan “Merpati Origami”. Kelima cerpen menampilkan tema lingkungan dan kejujuran. Latar tempat yang digambarkan memperlihatkan lingkuangan yang dekat dengan penulis atau sesuai dengan asal usul penulis. Tokoh utama dalam keempat cerpen tersebut ialah anak-anak, hanya satu cerpen “Lelaki Jagoan Tiban” (LJK) yang menggunakan takoh dewasa sebagai tokoh utama. Tokoh anak dalam LJK hanya muncul dalam cerita masa lalu tokoh utama. Kelima cerpen tersebut tidak memperlihatkan gambaran orangtua utuh (ayah dan ibu). Relasi yang hangat antara ibu dan anak muncul dengan jelas, berbeda dengan relasi bapak-anak yang nyaris alpa. Kelima  cerpen tersebut juga merepresentasikan bagaimana anak-anak menjadi pahlawan bagi keluarga, sahabat, dan lingkungannya.  

Biafra and Abuse of Power in I.N.C. Aniebo’s Rearguard Actions

Matatu ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-292
Author(s):  
Obari Gomba
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Nigerian Civil War

Abstract The Nigerian civil war has left a lasting impact on the politics of Nigeria. It has also provided material for I.N.C. Aniebo’s Rearguard Actions. Given the prior success of his novel The Anonymity of Sacrifice, this collection of short stories expands his creative portfolio on the subject of war. Over and above the predilection of Biafran discourse for blaming others for Biafra’s failure, Aniebo’s depiction of the war calls attention to the failings of Biafra itself. On the strength of Aniebo’s stories, this paper seeks to examine the nature of the abuse of power in Biafra and to show how such abuse helped precipitate the collapse of the breakaway nation-state.

TwoArrests of Harlampiy Ermakov —prototype of the main character of the novel «And Quiet Flows the Don»

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
А.В. Венков
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Russian Empire ◽  
Court Case ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Russian Civil War ◽  
Soviet Government ◽  
The Russian Empire

Во время гражданской войны в России казаки, выступившие в большинстве против большевиков, казались представителям советской власти враждебной монолитной силой. Лишь небольшая часть казаков поддержала большевиков. Проводя против казаков репрессивную политику, представители власти в первую очередь старались показать, что карают белых казаков, которые убивали красных казаков. Случай, когда восставшие казаки казнили казаков, возглавлявших на Дону советское правительство, стал идеальным поводом для репрессий против казаков вообще. В статье рассматривается судебное дело, в котором уцелевшие после гражданской войны белые казаки преследуются именно по обвинению в убийстве лидеров красных казаков. Показано, как изменение политики власти по отношению к казачеству влияет на решение суда, как после изменения политики тех же людей и по тем же обвинениям не отпускают домой, а расстреливают. During the Russian Civil War the Cossacksstrongly acted against the Bolsheviks. Soviet government perceived them as a solid antagonistic force. Only a few Cossackssupported the Bolsheviks. The Bolshevik policy of systematic repressions against Cossacks of the Russian Empire was aimed at the White Cossacks who killed the Red ones. The case when rebel Cossacksexecuted those Cossacks supporting the Soviet Government, became the perfect trigger for launching repression against Cossacks in general. The article examines the court case in which the White Cossacks who survived the Civil War have been charged with the murder of Red Cossacks leaders. It is shown how politics affect the decisions of the court.

METAFICTION AND DROSTE EFFECT IN THE NOVEL “IF ON A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELER” BY ITALO CALVINO

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (Special) ◽  
pp. 86-95
Author(s):  
Phuong Khanh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Italo Calvino ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Open Structure ◽  
Narrative Style ◽  
Role Limitation ◽  
Narrative Techniques ◽  
Reader Involvement

f on a winter's night a traveler is considered one of the greatest novels by Italian writer Italo Calvino. Published in 1979, this literary work, which belongs to the postmodernist narrative style in the form of a frame story, tells about a reader trying to read a book with the same title from beginning to end. Much of the story’s content was written in the second-person’s narration, implying that “you” (the Reader) are the protagonist of the novel. Embedded inside are ten short stories (the loose ends of different novels) read by the main character, which causes the book to constantly switch between settings, narrators, and styles. If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler is truly a perfect illustration for the literary style characterized by metafiction and postmodernism. The novel is a conscious textual play with various techniques employed such as authorial role limitation, reader involvement in the plot line, open structure, non-linearity, fragmentation, multiplicity, and intertextuality. By effectively using these devices, Calvino deconstructs the traditional novel form and creates a new structure which shows a parallel between the processes of writing and reading a text. Calvino acts as the supreme game-master taking control of both the characters and the real players, who have been pushed into this game-like novel. This article focuses on analyzing the charactericstics of metafiction, the Droste effect and deconstruction in Calvino’s novel If on a winter's night a traveler, thereby helping to grasp his playful language and his narrative techniques as well as to discover his metafictional discourse.

scholarly journals Relationship of Characters and Illustration in Short Story 9 Dari Nadira By Leila S. Chudori

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-101
Author(s):  
Sri Ayu Kusumaningsih ◽  
Ahmad Bahtiar
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Semiotic Theory ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study is to find out the relationship of characters to illustrations in a collection of 9short stories from NadiraKarya Leila S. Chudori. In the collection, there are four short stories that contain illustrations of the main characters namely "Melukis Langit”, "Tasbih", "Sebilah Pisau", and "At Pedder Bay". The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method by using Charles Sanders Pierce's Semiotic Theory which includes sign and object. The study of characterization or characterization is done in two methods namely direct (telling) and indirect (showing). The results of  this study indicate that out of the 4 short stories analyzed only 3 short stories that have character relationships with illustrations, namely the short story "Melukis Langit", "Tasbih" and "Sebilah Pisau". Short story of "Melukis Langit" depicts Nadira's character who is strong against her father's behavior since the death of his mother. The short story illustration shows Nadira crying in the bathroom to vent her sadness. Short story "Tasbih" describes Mr. X with a mysterious character illustrated by showing Mr. X's face full of mystery while the short story "Sebilah Pisau" tells Kris who is Nadira's secret admirer. Kris's character is displayed with illustrations illustrating the event when Nadira was surprised to see Kris's table filled with Nadira's picture. Short story "At Pedder Bay" tells Nadira's old friend Marc who is also an admirer of Nadira for a long time. The main character, Marc in this short story is not illustrated in the illustration. The short story shows a background, namely the lake and the figure of the woman sitting pensively. 

scholarly journals "E. T. A. Hoffmann’s complex" in the cycle of stories and drama scenes "Earth Axis" by Valery Bryusov (1901-1907)

2019 ◽  
pp. 113-119
Author(s):  
Vera V. Korolyova
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Real World ◽  
Mirror Reflection ◽  
Main Character ◽  
The Real ◽  
Romantic Irony ◽  
Stylistic Device

In this article we explore "E. T. A. Hoffmann’s complex", which includes real and imaginary worlds, the problem of the mechanisation of life and society, the duality, the romantic irony and grotesque in the series of short stories "Earth Axis" by Valery Bryusov. Following E. T. A. Hoffmann’s tradition, Velery Bryusov creates a special type of romantic the dual world based on the principle of mirror reflection of the real world. The dominance of the unreal world leads to the absorption of the main character. The problem of mechanisation of a life and a man in the series is manifested in the tendency of loss of spirituality in society and an attempt to fill the spiritual emptiness with "inanimate" objects ("Flat", "Defence"). Valery Bryusov creates a grotesque picture of a society ("Earth", "Rise of the Machines"), where the living changes are replaced by the nonliving (machines). Romantic irony and grotesque, which are destructive, become a stylistic device in the work of Valery Bryusov.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON THE MAIN CHARACTER PERSONALITY IN THE SHORT STORIES BY ROALD DAHL

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Pardi Bilalia
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Psychological Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Method

This research is aimed to analyze the main character personality short stories by Roald Dahl  as Depicted in her Short Stories. In conducting this research, the researcher applies the qualitative descriptive method. The researcher uses documentation as the technique of collecting data. All the necessary data which related to the research are gathered by doing several steps. The first tep is the researcher selects the short stories by Roald Dahl. The second step is the researcher gathers the literary reference that related to psychological approach. From the analysis the researcher finds that anyone who lives in this world will not be separated from its basic needs,  psychological needs, and self fulfillment need. Like food, water, rest, intimate relationships, and achieving one’s full potential.   Keywords: Personality, Psychology, Motivation

scholarly journals Баллада в калмыцкой поэзии ХХ в. в аспекте синтеза жанров

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-167
Author(s):  
Rimma M. Khaninova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Russian Translation ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Civic Duty ◽  
Type Transformation ◽  
Russian Literary

Introduction. The ballad genre in Kalmyk poetry, having no national folklore analogues, is based on the Russian literary ballad of the Soviet period. The article examines ballads in 20th-century Kalmyk poetry in the aspect of genre synthesis — the ballad and the poem proper. The relevance of the work is determined by that the Kalmyk literary ballad remains understudied both in the genre paradigm and in the dialogue of cultures. Goals. The article aims to examine the Kalmyk literary ballad in its synthesis with the genre of the poem. Materials and Methods. The investigated materials are works by N. Tamarchenko, D. Magomedova and others. Works by Mikhail Khoninov, Aksen Suseev and Erdni Eldyshev in the original and literary translations serve as sources for the study. The main research methods comprise the historical-literary, comparative methods, and that of descriptive poetics. Chronologically, the study covers the mid-to-late 20th century. Results. The study reveals, firstly, a synthesis of ballad and poem traced through the example of Mikhail Khoninov’s ‘Салькнла бǝǝр бǝрлдснǝ туск баллад’ (‘The Ballad of the Battle against the Wind’) and its poem-type transformation in Russian translation, the latter being also evident in the second edition of the original text; secondly, the genre of the poem in Aksen Suseev’s ‘Semen Nimgirov’ (Russ. ‘The Ballad of Civic Duty’) and Erdni Eldyshev’s ‘Marinesko’ gets transformed into that of the ballad when in their Russian translations; thirdly, the work identifies the prototype of Suseev’s main character. Conclusions. The ballad proves a most constant genre in M. Khoninov’s poetry, and the innovative synthesis of ballad and poem in the original text can also be found in his other work — ‘Хальмг күүкнǝ туск баллад’ (‘The Ballad of the Kalmyk Woman’). The authors A. Suseev and E. Eldyshev wrote no ballads, and their intentions had been initially aimed at the genre of the poem. This reveals certain differing strategies of the author and the translator resulting in the genre differentiation of a selected work on the latter’s way to the reader.

scholarly journals Slovanská fantasy globálnym popkultúrnym fenoménom

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 119-126
Author(s):  
Juraj Malíček
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Television Series ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Cultural Artefact ◽  
Global Television ◽  
Television Market

The aim of the paper is to introduce or rather (re)present The Witcher as a model-like pop cultural phenomenon illustrating the mechanisms within the framework of which a local hero, the main character of fantasy narratives written by Andrzej Sapkowski, transforms into a global hero. The Witcher — the character as well as the trademark, or rather brand — represents popular culture pars pro toto and emblematically a pop cultural artefact, undergoing a transformation on an axis from short stories to a novel saga, becoming an object of local cinematic and television-based adaptation and also a thematic basis for a successful digital-game series distributed globally, as well as recently a source of a high-budget television series designed for a global television market.

scholarly journals ANEKDOT TENTANG KEKUASAAN DAN MENTALITAS DALAM CERKAK “KURSI” DAN “LEDHEK” KARYA KRISHNA MIHARJA (ANECDOTE ABOUT AUTHORITY AND MENTALITY IN CERKAK “KURSI” AND “LEDHEK” BY KRISHNA MIHARJA)

Widyaparwa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-262
Author(s):  
Yohanes Adhi Satiyoko
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Sociology Of Knowledge ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Peter Berger ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Cultural World

Penelitian “Anekdot tentang Kekuasaan dan Mentalitas dalam Cerkak ““Kursi”” dan ““Ledhek”” karya Krishna Miharja” berusaha melihat bagaimana dialektika individu dengan dunia sosial budaya mereka melalui tokoh utama  Den Lurah dan Ledhek Kuning dalam memperoleh dan menjalankan fungsi sosial mereka. Tujuan penelitian ini ialah menjelaskan dialektika antara tokoh-tokoh cerita tersebut dan dunia sosial budaya mereka melalui tiga momen simultan, yaitu eksternalisasi, objektivasi, dan internalisasi dalam kerangka sosiologi pengetahuan Peter Berger. Pembahasan dilakukan dengan pembacaan terhadap kedua cerkak tersebut melalui perwatakan tokoh, latar, dan alur, kemudian menemukan tipifikasi atau perlambangan fungsional yang dapat ditafsirkan menjadi sebuah simpulan yang dapat dipaparkan menjadi sebuah ekspresi dialektis dalam momen eksternalisasi, objektivasi, dan internalisasi tokoh utama dengan dunia sosial budayanya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedua tokoh utama tersebut tidak melakukan interaksi yang benar dalam momen eksternalisasi, objektivasi, dan internalisasi dengan dunia sosial budaya mereka sehingga perjalanan karir mereka berakhir tragis.Research about “Anecdote about Authority and Mentality in Cerkak “Kursi” and “Ledhek” by Krishna Miharja” tries to reveal the dialectic between individuals and their social cultural world through the main character, Den Lurah and Ledhek Kuning in obtaining and running their social functions. The research aims to explain dialectic between those main caharacters and their social cultural through three simultant moments, externalization, objectivation, and internalization in the frame of sociology of knowledge by Peter Berger. The discussuin is conducted by reading to those two cerkaks (Javanese short stories) through characterization, setting, and plot, then by finding functional typifications to be expressed as dialectic expression in moments of externalization, objectivation, and internalization between the main characters and their social cultural worlds. The result shows that those two main characters do not interact properly in the moment of externalization, objectivation, and internalization with their social cultural worlds. It then impacts their carreer to tragic ending.

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