Мемуарні структури наративу в п’єсі Тетяни Іващенко «Таїна буття»

Abstract

The article analyzes the peculiarities of the use of narrative structures of memory in T. Ivashchenko's play «The Secret of Being». The relevance of the study is determined by the popularity of the genre of artistic biography, which is drawn from the desire to deeply rethink the lives of key cultural and historical figures and the availability of a wide range of tools for this literary representation. Also, the play «The Secret of Being» is interesting for researchers of biographical drama due to the peculiar construction of the plot. During the research, first and foremost, the content of the basic terminology was clarified - the concepts of «narrative», «memories-narrative», «dependency», «addictive behavior». Secondly, the chronotopic structures of the narrative were distinguished. Then, the connecting elements of the chronotopic structures – memories-narratives were determined, and the features of memories were analyzed – narratives as which containing markers of addiction. In T. Ivashchenko's play «The Secret of Being» two chronotopic structures are closely intertwined: the first – Olha Franko recalls her youth at the end of her life; the second – the actual memories of the woman from the moment she met Ivan Franko and their married life in general. The difference in time and space, which is quite significant in chronotopic structures, is overcoming not only due to the presence of memories-narratives but also due to the inherent meaning - addiction. Most of the immanent signs of addiction – compulsive behavior, anxiety, and partial creation of an alternative reality – are realized in the text of the play at the lexical and stylistic levels. A specific tool for manifesting the other two – the loss of the sense of reality and the creation of an alternative reality – is the reception of hallucinations and delusions. Thus, interpersonal dependence pervades the memories-narratives and acts as the unifying element, thanks to which the play is perceived as a complete work. Taking into account the results of the research, it is worth extending the proven methodology of analysis to other biographical plays, intending to identify a number of possible meanings that can serve as a connecting element.