Story by Zaur Kankulov «Lost in the city»: names, emotions, meanings
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-2-214-230
EDN: SLACVZ
Abstract
The article highlights a number of ideological and artistic aspects embodied in the story "Lost in the City" by the Adyghe writer Z. M. Kankulov. In addition, episodes related to the imprinting of the memory of the writer, the entry of his image into the Adyghe literary context are sketched. The role of N. A. Shogentsukova and Z. S. Kanukova in the publication and popularization of the artistic heritage of Z. Kankulov is noted. A brief overview of the publications of his works in the original language and in literary translation is given. Among the aspects of the story "Lost in the City" actualized in the presented work, a special place is occupied by the character structure, compositional construction, features of the emotional drawing, the role of proper names and appellations, and philosophical subtext. Conclusions are made about the functionality of the effect of deceived expectations and the role of reader's emotion predetermined by this effect, about the connection of the semantics of the names of the heroes with their characters.
Keywords
Zaur Kankulov,
Adyghe literature,
Nina Shogentsukova,
Zarina Kanukova,
story,
name,
hero,
space,
time
About the Author
Inna A. Kazharova
https://www.elibrary.ru/author_items.asp?authorid=334242&pubrole=100&show_refs=1&pubcat=risc
The Institute for the Humanities Research – Affiliated Kabardian-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
The Institute for the Humanities Research – Affiliated Kabardian-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Candidate of Philology, Senior Researcher at the Kabardian-Circassian Literature Sector
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Kazharova I.A. Story by Zaur Kankulov «Lost in the city»: names, emotions, meanings. Kavkazologiya. 2025;(2):214-230. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-2-214-230. EDN: SLACVZ
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