LANGUAGE AND GENRE PECULIARITIES OF CHARLES BUKOWSKI’S WORKS

Abstract

The paper studies the variety of genres and language peculiarities of the American “underground” writer Ch. Bukowski. He is famous for both his poetic and prosaic works. Absence of rythm and free style of his writings eliminate the boundary between his poetic and prosaic works. Sometimes the distinctive features are the length of the line and the work itself. Being of German descent, Bukowski follows the traditions of German romanticism and expressionism which are characterised by the emotionally unstable state of mind of the author and his determination to reveal the “darkside” of human soul. In terms of language the combination of simplicity and clarity along with spontanity and toughness peculiar to the school of “naturalists” is evident in Bukowski's writings.