LANDSCAPE AND IMAGES OF NATURE IN А.Р. CHEKHOV’S NOVEL “DRAMA ON THE HUNT”

Abstract

The article refers to the landscape and images of nature in Chekhov’s novel “Drama on the Hunt”. Landscape is one of the three main types of objective reality in works of fiction. The main problem of the research is the systematic analysis of the landscape and images of nature and a generalization of the artistic function of landscape and images of nature in the novel. For Chekhov, the description of the landscape and images of nature seems to be one of the most important means of artistic expression. In most of the cases, the landscape of Chekhov is given not only as a description of the place and time of the action, but also as an emotional background. Many of Chekhov’s landscapes are related to the moods of the characters. The state of nature can be associated with the mental states of the characters and at the same time cause certain feelings of the readers. It should be noted that the landscape and the internal state of the characters can be either a parallel or a contrast. The researcher finds subtext, hint or hidden meanings in Chekhov’s descriptions of the landscape and images of nature. Although this topic has repeatedly attracted the attention of the researchers, the author re-illuminates it through the analysis of the connection between the description of the landscape and the development of the plot, and the analysis of the connection between the description of the landscape and the creation of characters. It is established that the landscape in this story not only recreates the situation and performs a plot-compositional function, but also helps to reveal the mental state of the characters, to sculp their vivid images. From this point of view, landscape and images of nature play an extraordinary role in the work. The results of the analysis presented in the work can be used in the study of Chekhov’s idiostyle.