Literary Cinematography as a Narrative Strategy in a Fiction Text (E. Canetti “Voices of Marrakech”)
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-3-305-322
Abstract
The work of the Austrian writer, Nobel Prize winner Elias Canetti (1905—1994) is studied in the aspect of literary cinematography, indicating the synthesis of literature and cinema, in particular, in the choice of means for implementing audiovisuality in a literary text. The phenomenon under study is considered on the material of the book “Voices of Marrakesh. Notes after a Journey” (“Die Stimmen von Marrakesch. Aufzeichnungen nach einer Reise”), the composition of which uses the montage principle, which combines fourteen chapters into a single whole. An attempt was made to identify the originality of Canetti’s idiostyle from the perspective of literary cinematography, which determines the novelty and relevance of the study. The authors proceed from the fact that literary cinematography can be considered as a narrative strategy that includes not only communication with the reader, but also “auto-communication” (Yu. M. Lotman). The question is raised about the significance of the acoustic element (“acoustic mask”) in creating the image of a foreign culture, linguistic means of realizing cinematography are revealed. The methodological basis of this article is the research of domestic and foreign scientists concerning both the narrative nature of a literary text and literary cinematography.
About the Authors
E. M. Shastina
Elabuga Institute of Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena M. Shastina - Doctor of Philology, Professor, Department of German Philology.
Elabuga
Yu. K. Kazakova
Elabuga Institute of Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia K. Kazakova - PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Department of English Philology and Fundamentals of Intercultural Communication.
Elabuga
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Shastina E.M., Kazakova Yu.K. Literary Cinematography as a Narrative Strategy in a Fiction Text (E. Canetti “Voices of Marrakech”). Nauchnyi dialog. 2023;12(3):305-322. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2023-12-3-305-322
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