Abstract
The article analyzes Tom Stoppard’s historical concept through philological, philosophical and cultural discourse. The article highlights the transformation of the playwright’s views on the historical process: from following the concept of postmodernism to consideration of historical process as included in the Great Chain of Being and objectification of historical events in accordance to Hegel’s determinism. The article covers the influence of Wilson’s and Berlin’s school of history of the ideas on the formation of Stoppard’s history concept. The article highlights the main issues addressed by Stoppard: individual freedom and protection of the human rights; it is noted that the moral and civic pathos of the plays is a distinctive feature of Stoppard’s drama.
Highlights
The article analyzes Tom Stoppard’s historical concept through philological, philosophical and cultural discourse
The article highlights the transformation of the playwright's views on the historical process
The article covers the influence of Wilson's
Summary
The article analyzes Tom Stoppard’s historical concept through philological, philosophical and cultural discourse. Для современного ан глийского драматурга сэра Тома Стоппарда Одновременно с формированием точки зрения драматурга на вопросы защиты прав личности и свободы слова, Том Стоппард проявляет усиливающийся интерес к исто рическим и философским трудам и методу истории идей.
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