THANATOPOETICS IN D. TARTT’S NOVEL “THE GOLDFINCH”

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the novel "The Goldfinch" from the point of view of thanatopoetics, that is, the study of the world of the dead and the themes of death and afterlife. The research material is the novel “The Goldfinch” by the author Donna Tartt. Thanatology was formed as an independent phenomenon in the 20th century, and in the 21st it gained great popularity and was transformed, and therefore the analysis of modern works of this genre seems relevant. The characters' perceptions of their lives and other people's deaths are analyzed. This aspect of the work is of great interest, since it is heterogeneous and has different characteristics inherent in the world of the living and the world of the dead.