| Abstract [eng] |
Being and Appearing in "Siegfried Immerselbe atsijaunina" by Ignas Šeinius The aim of this paper is to analyse satirical novel Siegfried Immerselbe atsijaunina by the Lithuanian author Ignas Šeinius (1889-1959). The research is based on several theoretical approaches, mainly Yuri Lotman's cultural semiotics assumptions and the ideas expressed in Roland Barthes’ essay Writing Degree Zero. This dissertation focuses on the modalities of being and appearing discussed in Algirdas Julien Greimas’ theory. Paper describes the dialectical structure of the meaning in Šeinius’ text and through it showcases the mechanisms of revealing laughter. The reconstruction of the interwar Lithuanian sociopolitical discourse attempts to show how the historical and universal value systems function in the text, what significance their relationship has to the structure of the meaning. |
