PLOT MOTIF “TIME EXTENSION” (Based on the Novel “Magic Mountain” by Thomas Mann)
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DOI 10.18522/1995-0640-2022-4-80-88
The paper deals with the subject-plot motif “time extension” in the novel “The magic mountain” (“Der Zauberberg”) by Thomas Mann. The following constitutive features of this motif have been singled out: 1) the ability of the main character to concentrate on his inner world by means of a close introspection; 2) the usage of hermetic encapsulation device which consists in the limitation of the time and space conditions of the main hero’s life; 3) rethinking of values and life orientations forming new basic world-view concepts, such as life, death, disease, love. The application of the leitmotiv treated as recognizable main hero description and reiteration of other characters’ actions makes it possible to create the tonality of cantilena in the novel.
Key words: Thomas Mann, subject-plot motif, time extension, leitmotiv, hermetic encapsulation
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