Mythopoetics of the hero's image in the novels of A. A. Astvatsaturov.

The article explores the mythopoetics of the novels by Andrei Alekseevich Astvatsaturov ("Skunksamera," "Autumn in Pockets") as a vivid manifestation of the transformation of mythological structures in contemporary artistic practices. The aim of this work is to identify the characteristics of the rethinking and integration of ancient mythologems into the modern Russian novel, examining how the ancient myths of Sisyphus and Odysseus, stripped of traditional heroic pathos, acquire new philosophical and existential meanings through the author's ironic and humorous distancing. The subject of analysis in this study is the hero of A. A. Astvatsaturov's novels, who exists on the border between reality and myth, where the latter serves not only as a symbolic mastery of the world but also as a catalyst for philosophical reflections on the present. One of the important tasks of the research is to ascertain how humor, irony, and literary play shape a new mythopoetics. The methodological framework of the study is a synthesis of the mythopoetic approach, descriptive analysis, and text generalization methods. The comprehensive application of these methods allows for not only the study of mythological images and motifs but also a deep dive into the underlying layers of the text, revealing the hidden meanings of Astvatsaturov's works. The scientific novelty of this work consists in the comprehensive examination of the interaction between mythological archetypes and postmodern and metamodern aesthetics through the lens of literary irony, which allows for the identification of new meanings and functions of myth in contemporary Russian prose. The results of the analysis demonstrate that in Astvatsaturov's texts, myth becomes not only an instrument of artistic play but also a catalyst for philosophical reflection regarding everyday life, identity crisis, and the search for meaning in a changing cultural paradigm. The conclusions drawn expand the understanding of mythopoetic processes in contemporary literature and can be applied in further analysis of artistic texts where the mythological principle combines with elements of irony, intertextuality, and metamodern sensitivity. Thus, the article emphasizes the significance of studying mythopoetics as a multidisciplinary tool for understanding new cultural and anthropological trends, confirming that the artistic mastery of myth in the works of A. A. Astvatsaturov opens up opportunities for multilayered interpretation of literary text within the context of contemporary Russian and global literature.

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