The concepts of "native home" and "family" as value dominants in Konstantin Karnyshev's prose

The relevance of the research is due to the growing interest in the artistic conceptual sphere of regional literatures of Russia as a reflection of ethnic mentality and cultural codes. The work of the Buryat writer Konstantin Karnyshev, who developed the traditions of "rustic prose", remains insufficiently studied in this aspect. The problem lies in the need to identify the key value dominants that structure his artistic world. The purpose of the article is to analyze the specifics of the implementation of the concepts "native home" and "family" as central value dominants in Karnyshev's prose. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were solved: to determine the place of these concepts in the system of the basic concept "family", to reveal their spatial ("house") and temporal ("genus") semantics, as well as to trace their evolution in the works of different years. The research is based on the methods of cultural-conceptual, problem-thematic and historical-literary analysis. The material consisted of the novels "Snowdrifts", "On the Cormorant", "Kedrol" and the cycle of short stories "Father's Settlement". As a result, it was established that the concept of "native home" is not limited to the meaning of a physical dwelling, expanding to a symbol of protection and spiritual connection with a small homeland and nature, and the concept of "family" represents the temporal axis of family relations, actualizing the problem of historical memory and the continuity of generations. It is shown that in the writer's late work, both concepts mark the loss of traditional spiritual ties, reflecting the tragic tendencies common to Russian "rustic prose" of the 20th century. Spatial ("house") and temporal ("genus") semantic lines in their unity and contradiction reveal the evolution and originality of Karnyshev's artistic understanding of the family. It is concluded that the concepts of "native home" and "family" form the spatial and temporal framework of the writer's value system, and their transformation from early to late works demonstrates the key conflict between traditional spiritual values and the destructive trends of modernity. The prospects of the research are seen in the further study of the entire conceptual sphere of Karnyshev in comparison with other representatives of "rustic prose".

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