Kovalenko K. Narration forms in A. Chekhov's stories: typology and poetics

The thesis reveals a peculiarity of the narrative structure of A. Chekhov's stories of the 1880-1890-s. The narration forms, their typological and poetic peculiarities (in different narrative focuses) are determined. The dynamics of narration forms in A. Chekhov's stories is determined. Narrative strategies of an author in the story's genre and artistic means of their realization are determined. Types of narrators are characterized. The peculiarities of an organization of time, space, motive system in the narrative plan are revealed. The interaction between realism and modernism, different genres and stylistic tendencies in creative work by A. Chekhov of the 1880-1890-s is marked. The role of narrative forms as a factor of novel thinking formation of the writer is determined. The peculiarities of an individual style and artistic innovative activity of new narrative strategies in the transitional day are revealed.