SELF-ALIENATION AS MANIFESTATION OF NARRATIVE STRATEGY IN THE STORY "THE PAINTER" BY TARAS SHEVCHENKO

The article focuses on the narrative analysis of novel "The Painter" by T. Shevchenko in order to trace how strategy text contributes actualization writer's self-alienation phenomenon from his own colonized "I". is based system proposed Gerard Genette: types narration (mimesis and diegesis) are defined, focalized, who tells story (types narrators), time expressed story, words thoughts (discourses) represented. considered point view Hegel as one forms alienation, ability individual some sense be free their desires. As a result, they reach higher degree self-awareness. In expresses Taras Shevchenko's desire distance himself traumatic colonial experience isolate part hostile unacceptable things himself. He transforms biography unfolding before reader new redemption serfdom: an intelligent, knowledgeable Ukrainian helps talented young Russian artist gain freedom. But he does not have enough strength develop talent eventually dies. madness death will metaphorically appears "I", self-alienation. use self-irony can traced written work humiliation physical destruction former serf image. such as: behalf intradiegetic homodiegetic narrator being present artistic world, internal focalization introduction additional narrators (letters – principle "a text"), intellectual between main serves instrument creating story.