Review and Opponent’s Review in the System of Scientific and Literary-critical Genres (part 1)

Abstract

The article is devoted to understanding the specifics of review and opponent’s review as integral elements of the scientific and literary-critical genre system. It is noted that the increased attention to them in multi-aspect intelligence is explained by the active introduction into the educational process of disciplines aimed at the development of analytical and creative thinking, communication skills, the formation of an aesthetic worldview, etc. The main scientific works were considered, in which an attempt was made to find a comprehensive definition of terms, to create typologies and classifications, and to determine the purpose and tasks of the texts. It is determined that contemporary researchers understand a critical analysis of a scientific source (sources) by review, designed for specialists and created by the author of the same field. The article proves the importance of opponent’s review as work, which contributes to the objective assessment of the results of scientific research. The similarity of structural and content elements of genres is emphasized.