THE POETICS OF PSYCHOLOGICALISM IN MIKHAIL BULGAKOV'S PLAY "THE FLIGHT": PORTRAIT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHRONOTOPE

Shabelsky D. V.

The purpose of the study is to identify, describe, and systematize the means of psychologism in a dramatic text, and to investigate the systemic patterns of their functioning in the artistic world of Mikhail Bulgakov's play "The Flight." The scientific novelty of the work lies in the attempt to conduct a comprehensive study of the poetics of psychologism in the play "The Flight," as well as a textual analysis of the work in the field of psychological portraits and the topos of "spring" as a means of revealing the character's subconscious. Bulgakov, as a playwright, actualizes the artistic technique of the "combined portrait" by synthesizing static (unchangeable) and dynamic portraits that reflect the split in the protagonist's inner world. In the artistic world of the work, there is a peculiar "topos of the spring" as a contracting space of the soul. We consider sleep as a form of stupor or insight into the individual's personality. As a result of the study, it was found that M. Bulgakov creates a certain "werewolf-like" appearance, which is caused by the blurred boundaries of reality and the substitution of values. The inner world of the character is also created through the use of topical markers, which allow us to understand the impact of historical changes on the lives of individuals and society. The image of Khludov, who is trapped in the marginal space of the new reality, embodies the technique of deepening the subconscious, which leads to an internal and behavioral "rebellion" that accelerates his departure from the chaos of reality into eternity.

Keywords:psychologism, combined portrait, "shapeshifting" portrait, "spring topos", dream chronotope, and subconscious depth.