The philosophy of the mask in the poetry book by B. Pasternak “Themes and variations”
Journal: Studia Humanitatis (Vol.2025, No. 2)Publication Date: 2025-07-25
Authors : Markov A.V.; Shtayn O.A.;
Page : 18-18
Keywords : Pasternak; mask in poetry; existential honesty; semiotics of corporeality; historical crisis;
Abstract
The article examines the function of the mask in Boris Pasternak's poetry as a semiotic construct combining protective and expressive roles. In Pasternak's works the mask does not conceal but reveals the true self becoming a form of existential honesty amid historical crisis. Pasternak's mask is interpreted as a strategy of resistance to discourses through irony and theatricality. The study shows how the poet redefines traditional notions of the mask, making it a central element of his poetics.
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