The role of urban space in А. Ilichevsky's novel "Newton's drawing"

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the urban space features in the modern novel. The purpose of the study is to analyze the spatial-temporal organization of the work artistic world and its role in the study of the subject sphere poetics of Alexander Ilichevsky. The subject of the study is the urban space in the novel "Newton's Drawing" as an extra-project form of expression of the author's consciousness. It is created from architectural dominants, the microcosm of everyday space and the macrocosm of the city, which interact with each other.Space is a dynamic model of interaction between the author, the hero and the reader. The change of space in the novel reflects the internal changes of the characters, indicates their causes and main features.The opposition of the urban and non-urban spaces becomes important for understanding the author's thought underlying the integrity of his artistic world. The hero at the stage of maturity feels the need for solitude and runs away from people, having a mental dialogue with his father and trying to follow his routes, he finds his own way. And this is reflected in the dynamic picture of changing spaces in the novel.