THE “MAN IN CRISIS”: WORLD VIEW AND AESTHETIC PARAMETERS OF THE ARTISTIC MODEL (ON THE MATERIAL OF MODERN UKRAINIAN NOVELS)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of artistic embodiment of the “man in crisis” image in modern Ukrainian novels. The social and cultural preconditions of forming of this masculine type and it’s specificity in comparison with others (national hero, man-stranger, “loser”) are characterized. The peculiarities of the female reception of this image and the plot models of masculine crisis’ overcoming are analyzed.