The functions of thanatological motifs in the novel "Notes of a Doctor" by V.V. Veresaev

the article examines thanatological motifs in V.V. Veresaev's biographical novel "Notes of a Doctor", as well as describes their functions in the work. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the first chapters of the story, where the category of death is mentioned in the context of the medical student's education, the formation of his professional identity and the understanding of medical ethics. It is shown that thanatological motifs perform not only plot-forming, but also epistemological, ethical, anthropological and conceptual functions, forming a system of artistic and philosophical coordinates of the text. The article uses motivic and narratological analysis, as well as reliance on the philosophical and cultural tradition of studying the category of death.

V.V. Veresaev, thanatological motives, category of death, medical ethics, medical deontology, narratology