THE STRUCTURE OF A NOVEL BY M. PISMENIUK “THE BIRD CHERRY LABYRINTH”

Abstract

The article examines M. Pismeniuk novel “The Bird Cherry Labyrinth” from the point of view of its genre and stylistic structure. The object of the study is the structure of a work of art, the subject is the specificity of the surface structure of the text, characterized by the use of multi-genre fragments. Within the framework of this work, the concept of “text structure” is clarified, which is controversial, despite its long-term use in the linguistics of the text. For the first time, the structure of the text of M. Pismeniuk, based on a mixture of literary genres, as well as the use of such forms as a diary, magazine, letter, confession, poem, is considered. Attention is focused on the analysis of fragments of the work corresponding to these forms. It is concluded that the structure of the novel consists of elements dynamically correlated with its meaning. The considered structure is heterogeneous, but does not violate the integrity of the novel.