samoylenko T. Grotesque in M.A.Bulgakov' prose.

The disserteation is dedicated to the analysis of the evolution and the grotesque's forms in M.A.Bulgakov's prose on the material of his feuilletons, early stories, satirical tales, the novel "The Master and Margarita". In this work for the first time in literature the complete research of the grotesque in the epic works of the writer in the light of the single system approach was done.Grotesque in M.A.Bulgacov'sprose is studied on the various functional levels of the text (subject, composition, picturesqe system, time, spase, language, ect). The grotesque's functions in Bulgakov's works, the role of the grotesque's forms in the organization of the art world and the creation of the genre's originality of his works are established. Grotesque is shown as a method of art tipification, the way of the social reality's analysis and the human psychology in the writer's prose examined in the connections with ethnotradition, traditions of the Russian literature and culture.