"The Inviolable Rights of the Mask": the Carnivalized Personage in the Novel by Alain-Fournier "The Big Meaulnes"
This paper examines the influence of the carnival popular culture and Dostoevsky’s carnivalized personage on the personages of the novel by Alain-Fournier “The Big Meaulnes”. The influence of the carnivalized personage of Barashkova on the personage of Valentine Blondeau is proved, as well as the influence of the personage of prince Myshkin on the personage of Big Meaulnes. The notion of a psychological mask, or a psychological state mask is introduced.