“The Little Prince” as a Philosophical Drama: Cognitive–Discourseological Aspect

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of interpreting the work of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “The Little Prince”. A new interpretation is proposed in a modern philosophical and discursive key. The challenges of the present make it possible to rethink the image and the deep semiotic content with which it is endowed. The interpretation of the author's philosophical idea is not limited to dry statements that this is a philosophical fairy tale. An attempt is made to bring the work with its basic references to a higher level of verifications and generalizations. The work, small in volume, contains semiotic depth with its variability and semantic chalcedony.

The Little Prince is considered as a holistic image – at the epicenter of the canvas, which is complemented by other characters. All together form a single and multifaceted background of human reality. The new reading is conditioned by the problems of humanity at the beginning of the 21st century, discourse studies, communication technologies, issues of globalization, as well as trends in the spread of depressive moods in the modern world, on the European continent in particular.