Dmytrenko Tatyana. “satan’s Diary” As A Prophesy Book For All Mankind (by Leonid Andreev)
Literature / Other / Academic research
Submitted on: Jul 24, 2018, 12:15:13
Description: Abstract Leonid Andreev is considered to be one of the darkest writers in Russian literature. In the given article we analyze his last book, ESatanEs DiaryE, which shows the readers an imaginary situation E" Satan in a human body decides to play with mankind. But instead of having pleasure and fun, he gradually discovers all the inconveniences and issues connected to human existence. And a real eye-opener for Satan becomes realization of the fact that there is no need to give people a Ehelping handE in coming undone E" they can perfectly do it by themselves. Keywords: Satan, human, diary, death, benefit.