Gogol s Best Comic Works

This study discusses the most famous works of Gogol and uncovers the problem of r epresenting the comic as an artistic category in these works. The comic techniques with which the author achieves the laughter effect are considered, the notion of comic and tragicomic is considered, and how the author in his works of different years uses various techniques that create t his artistic effect. The study also reveals the problem of the evolution of Gogol s creativity and the general trends in the attitude of the writer to the ca tegory of the comic. The study consists of three parts: the first o ne reveals the problem of the comic, as an esthetic category, the second presents an analysis of the main texts of Gogol and reveals the techniques by which the comic technique appears in the text, the third part contains conclusions based on the results o f the analysis of works.