Короткий опис (реферат):
The article deals with the postmodern interpretation of the world known story of Ovidius
exile in Tomis (Constanţa), presented in the novel of contemporary Austrian writer Christoph
Ransmayr "The Last World" (1988). Based on the descriptions of ancient Danube Lowland,
composed by Ovidius, the author invites the reader to the surreal world. Phantasmagoric basis of the
fiction involves mixing times (past, present and future), the introduction to the subject outline the
mythological characters from "Metamorphoses" by Ovidius. The writer makes an attempt to
understand the myth through profound layers of aesthetic, cultural and geopolitical metamorphosis of
the twentieth century, the problem of relations between East and West, the establishment of
totalitarian regimes, etc. A large panorama of life and culture sketches of ancient Lower Danube
inhabitants gives an idea of the timeless nature of human values and aspirations.
