RETURNING TO REALITY: THE CLASH OF ROMANTIC ILLUSIONS AND MODERN CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE COMEDIES ARMS AND THE MAN AND THE IRON WOMAN
This article presents a comparative analysis of George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man and Sharof Boshbekov’s The Iron Woman, focusing on the clash between romantic idealism and modern consciousness. The research problem is framed around the ways in which romantic idealizations are satirically deconstructed in literature and resolved through artistic realism, viewed as a pressing aesthetic and social issue. The study applies comparative-analytical, contextual, and semiotic methods to examine characters, plot conflicts, and mechanisms of humor in both works. The article reveals how romantic stereotypes are exposed through satire and challenged by realism. Both authors use humor to juxtapose real life and modern thinking against idealistic notions. The theoretical and practical relevance of the study lies in its implications for literary education
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