![]() On a more philosophical level, "The Nose" explores the effects of society on the individual, portraying the alienation, futile activity and servility inflicted on lower-level functionaries through various problems, such as the loss of identity, the absence of meaningful existence and a lack of integration between public and private lives. ![]() It encompasses the institutional level and fundamental ruptures in society caused by a surfeit of religion, as depicted in "The Nose". Gogols first published stories (1831-32), which were based on themes from Ukrainian folklore, achieved instant popular success because of their unique (until. Gogol's satire of society presages many subsequent social religious analyses, presenting a severe indictment of society as a rigid and impersonal state machine resulting in meaninglessness, absurdity and tragedy. It moves into fantastic themes and is a project involving recovering social histories, thus becoming a key example of the productive coalescence of society and religion amidst early nineteenth-century concerns. ![]() This paper reads "The Nose" as a text very much of its time. It examines the ways in which Gogol's "The Nose" represents the concept of angst in order to satirize the Russian social and religious status. Other articles where The Nose is discussed: Russian literature: Nikolay Gogol: Nos (1836 The Nose), a parable on the failure of all explanatory systems, relates an utterly inexplicable incident and the attempts to come to terms with it. ![]() This paper explores the insights that philosophy can bring to administrative and bureaucratic critique, focusing on the work of Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose". ![]()
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