The author's personal views through the prism of literary heroes (using the example of L. N. Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina")

The subject of the study is the role of the author as a source of understanding of a literary work. The object of the study is the role of the author's intention in the process of interpreting a literary text. The author examines in detail such aspects of the topic as the expression of the personal views of the author of books through the characters of his works. As an example, L. N. Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina" and one of its main characters Konstantin Levin are taken. According to many researchers, this is one of the most similar characters to the author himself. This similarity is also discussed in the article. In addition, special attention is paid to family issues from the point of view of various philosophers and L. N. Tolstoy. The views of the creator of the novel "Anna Karenina" on the women's issue, socio-political themes of that time are also considered, since all this is reflected in the thoughts of Konstantin Levin and in the novel as a whole. Different research methods were used in this work. The descriptive method became fundamental, which included interpretation, comparison and generalization. The author's main contribution to the research of the topic is a comprehensive consideration of the role of the creator of the work in understanding the literary text, its reflection in a fictional character, the expression of personal author's views through this hero. In addition, the article examines topical issues of family and marriage from the point of view of philosophy, and how this is reflected in the novel "Anna Karenina". The novelty of the research lies in a versatile approach to the issue of the author's personal views through the prism of literary heroes on the example of Konstantin Levin. This study highlights various issues through which the author himself can be seen in the novel. These are philosophical issues, attitudes towards the family, the place of women in the social structure, issues of the state, etc.

author, literary text, author's role, Lev Tolstoy, Konstantin Levin, female characters, emancipation issues, family philosophy, character, Kyty Shcherbatskaya