The Master and Margarita: Satan, Savior from Evil

The countless interpretations of The Master and Margarita emphasize the most disturbing thought for the readers. This is an amazingly simple and moving truth: from the clutches of the Soviet Empire which destroys the Master only Satan can release him. The Master’s saviour is the spirit of evil. In t...

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Main Author: Krzysztof Mech
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University 2020-03-01
Series:The Polish Journal of Aesthetics
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Online Access:https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/145031258/pja-56-2-mech2.pdf/78df6048-94f9-4981-9621-1efcda33c018
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Summary:The countless interpretations of The Master and Margarita emphasize the most disturbing thought for the readers. This is an amazingly simple and moving truth: from the clutches of the Soviet Empire which destroys the Master only Satan can release him. The Master’s saviour is the spirit of evil. In this article I would like to show Bulgakov’s rich and ambiguous topography of evil, then to expand view of the topography of good.
ISSN:2544-8242
2544-8242