Some aspects of the poetics of Erofeev’s poem in prose are concerned, in particular the transformation of the image of a «small man», the protagonist’s association with the Son of man, the problem of salvation, the significance of the subtext of «The Arabian Nights».
Keywords
Venedikt Erofeev; «Moscow – Petushki»; frame narrative; subtext; citations; vicious circle of life; salvation.
