APHORISTIC NATURE OF SERGEY DOVLATOV

Abstract

The aim of the article is to make a comprehensive study of aphoristic nature of Sergey Dovlatov and to analyze some aspects of aphoristic theory. Dovlatov’s style can be called aphoristic, as there are many adages that were extracted and analyzed. Dovlatov’s aphorisms reflect his individual author philosophy in the following semantic fields like people/person, a talent, a genius, a freedom and individual qualities (snobbery, indifference, meanness, etc.). In the corpus of Dovlatov’s adages the reader can clearly understand the originality and ambiguity (and in some cases inconsistence) of his unique concept and linguistic worldview. Dovlatov’s aphoristics is anthropocentric. In the centre of his aphoristic system, there is a man with all the difficulties and existential mode of life issues.

Keywords

• adage
• aphoristics
• sergey dovlatov’s aphorisms
• афоризм
• афористика
• изречения сергея довлатова