TRANSFORMATION OF THE NOTION ‘LOVE’ IN THE STORY COLLECTION “ALL ABOUT LOVE” BY N. TEFFI

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of changing the writing style in the works of N. Teffi in the 1940s. Particular attention is paid to the concept of love, since it is love that finds distorted forms in the emigre environment of the mid-20th century. In the article, on the basis of the textological method, the analysis of the views of the researchers of the writer’s work is given. The focus becomes the collection of stories “All About Love”. A comparative analysis is applied to the works of A. Kuprin and I. Bunin. The author seeks to trace the process of degradation of the spirit in a foreign land. According to the results of the study, conclusions are made about the origins and consequences of the destructive power of time and stupidity. Proposed is the view on the causes of a qualitative change in Teffi’s humor.