PROBLEM OF POWER IN THE NOVEL BY F. FUHMANN “PROMETHEUS: DIE TITANENSCHLACHT” (1974): SYNTHESIS OF MYTHIC AND REALISTIC

Abstract

The article examines the problem of origin, functioning and evolution of political power by the example of the novel of the little known in the national literary criticism German author F. Fuhmann “Prometheus: Die Titanenschlacht”. The researcher aims to reveal the originality of combining mythological and realistic elements in the novel and concludes that myth is capable of realistic representation of the most complicated social processes of modernity. During the analysis the researcher touches on the typical for the political power phenomena, such as: separation of powers, despotism, intrigue, bureaucracy et al.

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• Published: April 1, 2015.

Keywords

• многомерность действительности
• реализм
• мотив потрясения
• власть
• титаны
• боги
• античные мифы
• тиран
• злоупотребления властью
• multidimensionality of reality
• realism
• motive of shock
• power
• titans
• gods
• ancient myths
• tyrant
• abuse of power

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