INTERPRETATION OF "THE MAGUS" AS A STORY OF INITIATION

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  • Sodikova Bakhtigul Ibodullaevna Doctoral Student, Denau Institute of Entrepreneurship and Pedagogy

Keywords:

Initiation , authenticity , mysteries , postmodern techniques as intertextuality, psychiatry, psychology , empty chapel , pamphlet , character , bizarre costumes, symbols.

Abstract

The novel “Magus” illustrates such postmodern techniques as intertextuality(“Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe and Twelfth Night "- a play, William Shakespeare's comedy), existence and the extremes of human sufferings, historical events like: an apparition of the Reverend Robert Foulkes, executed in 1679 for murdering his unborn child; Conchis’ desertion of his trench-bound military unit during the First World War; a mythic masque depicting Apollo and Artemis; and finally, the execution of Greek villagers, where, during the German occupation, Conchis had, he implies, been mayor. In this article, The Magus is primarily classified as an origin story. Its main character, Nikolai Urfe, graduates from higher education, takes a teaching position in Greece, meets Maurice Konchis, and engages in immoral acts in emotional relationships.

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Published

2024-07-06

How to Cite

Sodikova Bakhtigul Ibodullaevna. (2024). INTERPRETATION OF "THE MAGUS" AS A STORY OF INITIATION. Web of Scientists and Scholars: Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2(7), 1–8. Retrieved from http://webofjournals.com/index.php/12/article/view/1637

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