The system of characters in the novel in verses "Parthandre and Glaphyra" by V. Goryansky

The novel in verses «Parthandre and Glaphyra» by Valentin Goryansky, following the scheme of the ancient novel and bourgeois drama, contains reflections on the poet and poetry in the mood of «Eugene Onegin» and «House in Kolomna» by Pushkin. The analysis of the structure of the characters allows one to reconstruct the idea of the novel. There, it is important to note the difference not only between the author and the lyrical narrator, but also between he lyrical narrator and the pure lyricist idealized by him. Parallel to the relations of the two main characters, they obey both the logic of symbols (seasons, dreams, hobbies), and the structure of speech. Both heroes are not eloquent enough for various reasons, but involving each other in the influence of their speeches, they are finally self-defined as a poetic person and a prosaic person. At the same time, the theme of emigration changes in the course of action: from the lost paradise to the position which allows us to evaluate not only the independence of the heroes, but also their cultural self-determination. Thus, emigration is a way to recreate the relationships between pure lyrics and plot lyrics, and thereby understand the boundaries of the poet’s self-determination in the 20th century. This allows us to put the novel in verses «Parthandre and Glaphyra» on a par not only with imitations of «Eugene Onegin», but also with such monuments of lyrical self-determination as «Lodeynikov» by Zabolotsky and «Spektorsky» by Pasternak.