The works of Johannes Bobrowski: the poetics of the prose

Gulnara Tavkilevna Gilfanova; Alfiia Revanerovna Valeeva; Elena Alexandrovna Nikulina

Gulnara Tavkilevna Gilfanova Kazan Federal University, Naberezhnye Chelny Branch, Naberezhnye Chelny, 423812, Russian Federation
Alfiia Revanerovna Valeeva Naberezhnye Chelny Pedagogical State University, Nizametdinov Naberezhnye Chelny, Russian Federation
Elena Alexandrovna Nikulina Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Keywords: Bobrowski’s prose, folk structure, poetics, character’s speech.

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the pioneering novelistic style, developed by Johannes Bobrowski for the depiction of complex and controversial historical problems, as well as the system of expressive principles and means (poetics), combining the traditions of the German Enlightenment novel, folklore, and modern experiments in prose. The writer’s original worldview and specifics of the artistic development of German history manifest themselves in the poetics of the analyzed novels “Levin’s Mill” (“Levins Mühle”) and “Lithuanian Pianos” (“Litauische Claviere”). It is unique and complex, rich with both traditional literary techniques and bold innovative elements. The author of the article concludes that through the pioneering novelistic style, characters’ images, their speech, and rich poetic worldview, Bobrowski depicted German history, projecting the life of the people on modern human existence. This allowed the German writer to leave a unique mark in the history of the 20th-century novel.

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Author Biographies

Gulnara Tavkilevna Gilfanova, Kazan Federal University, Naberezhnye Chelny Branch, Naberezhnye Chelny, 423812, Russian Federation

Kazan Federal University, Naberezhnye Chelny Branch, Naberezhnye Chelny, 423812, Russian Federation

Alfiia Revanerovna Valeeva, Naberezhnye Chelny Pedagogical State University, Nizametdinov Naberezhnye Chelny, Russian Federation

Naberezhnye Chelny Pedagogical State University, Nizametdinov Naberezhnye Chelny, Russian Federation

Elena Alexandrovna Nikulina, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russian Federation

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