MARGINAL HERMITS IN THE PLAY “TIMON OF ATHENS” BY W. SHAKESPEARE AND THE NOVEL “HOMER AND LANGLEY” BY E.L. DOCTOROW

Abstract

This article deals with the comparative analysis of two famous works of English and American literature, the author observes common motif of alienation in the poetics of W. Shakespeare’s tragedy “Timon of Athens” and the novel “Homer and Langley” by modern American writer E.L. Doctorow. Images of the main characters are thoroughly analysed, their similarity is revealed. In the plot matrix of both works common motif of alienation is traced, mental and physical
protagonists’ estrangement can be seen. Characters of both works integrate the psychological state of society rejection, marginality, exclusion from the world.