Mythological Subtext of “The Rise and Fall of Ikarus Gubelkian” by Borislav Pekić

Abstract

This work deals with intertextual segments of The Rise and Fall of Icarus Gubelkian by Borislav Pekic. Special attention is given to intertextual relations this novelette establishes with The myth of Daedalus and Icarus, The Prometheus myth and Ecclesiastes . This work’s goal is to examine how relations are established between The Rise and Fall of Icarus Gubelkian by Borislav Pekic and Greеk myths, on the one side, and The Bible , on the other. Thereby, the work relies on the context of the Second World War where the action of this novelette is located. On the basis of this, Pekicʼs critique of ideology and totalitarian social systems are analyzed.