Reeducating Narcissus in An Ordinary Story by I. A. Goncharov

Thе article juxtaposes psychological constitutions of Aduev Jr. from the novel “An Ordinary Story” and the character of the literary type “superfluous man”. The psychological aspect of the given type is combined with motifs from the mythologeme’s sujet about Narcissus. Narcissism and egocentricity mark the upbringing of the figure in Goncharov’s novel. Dualism and mirror likeness determine the structure of the novel. An approach to the recognition of the Narcissistic feature of the figure’s character preconditions the author’s intention.

Keywords

Russian novel hero, superfluous man, Narcissism, Ovidius, mirror in literature

Acknowledgment

The presented research has been realised owing to the support of the grant of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (Magyar Művészeti Akadémia) in the framework of the project MMA 1785-8/2020. The author expresses his gratitude for the support

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16.11.2021

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25.04.2022

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GOST	Józsa G. Reeducating Narcissus in “An Ordinary Story” by I. A. Goncharov // Izvestiia Rossiiskoi akademii nauk. Seriia literatury i iazyka – 2022. – V. 81. – Issue 2 C. 5-21 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://izv-oifn.ru/S160578800019453-4-1 (circulation date: 29.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S160578800019453-4
MLA	Józsa, György Zoltán "Reeducating Narcissus in “An Ordinary Story” by I. A. Goncharov." Izvestiia Rossiiskoi akademii nauk. Seriia literatury i iazyka 81.2 (2022):5-21. DOI: 10.31857/S160578800019453-4
APA	Józsa G. (2022). Reeducating Narcissus in “An Ordinary Story” by I. A. Goncharov. Izvestiia Rossiiskoi akademii nauk. Seriia literatury i iazyka 81(2), pp.5-21 DOI: 10.31857/S160578800019453-4

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