Literary Genre Research Articles

Epistolary Writing: From Divine Gift to Literary Creation

In the movement of human thought, there are two dimensions that affect and influence each other: one reflects the features of mental function, which deals with material reality in analysis, conclusions, and impact. The second function is symbolic, by which a person reaches his imagination, goes beyond his senses, and opens up to everything that is amazing and extraordinary. No matter how much we achieve in scientific progress, a symbolic horizon is still necessary in order to overcome the conditions of doubt, suspicion, and boredom, and achieve a balance between scientific knowledge and imagination, restriction and absolute, and mundane and sacred. Within a host argument, the symbol is renewed and imagination is enriched. There are many manifestations of this meeting between the mundane and the religious in Arabic literature, and this is the relationship between literature and the sacred that stands out to us. It is therefore evident that epistolary literature, being an ancient literary genre, is similar to the sacred in that it quotes the sacred as the formative conditions of its sender and message. The research used the comparative approach and the descriptive analytical approach to reveal the manifestations of this similarity, its limitations, and the extent of its ability to enrich the literature of epistolary. It has been concluded from all this that when the epistolary was opened to the sacred world, it recalled most of its religious loads and gave it the literary message until it was raised, among the ancient epistolaries, to the rank of the sacred message in form and content.

Утопия и антиутопия как онтологические формы гуманистического познания человека и общества

The article is devoted to the analysis of two ontological forms of cognition of an individual and society, namely utopia and anti-utopia. These forms reflect different scenarios of the future development of mankind, from op-timistic to pessimistic. Notably, utopias and anti-utopias share both common and distinctive features. The au-thors place particular emphasis on examining the legal component in the genres of utopia and anti-utopia, specifically evaluating them as a form of special reflection on legal relations that model the interrelations be-tween man and society in the categories of law: freedom, rights, duties, and responsibilities. The problem of humanization of the space of human and social life is of particular importance in the modern world. The state-ment and consideration of this problem through the prism of literary and philosophical genres: utopia and anti-utopia allows to reveal possible prospects of social development in the light of ontological need to make an individual and society free and happy.

Introduction: “Urban Intersections: Class, Race, Gender and Gentrification”

ABSTRACT The contributors to this special issue share the understanding that literature has an important contribution to make to scholarly discussions of gentrification. Their articles on a wide variety of contemporary novelists and poets writing in English reflect the explosion of twenty-first-century literary production concerned with gentrifying neighbourhoods, and the ways in which different literary genres and formal approaches can elucidate the complex structures of feeling pertaining as urban spaces undergo gentrification. This special issue demonstrates how literary texts reveal complex patterns of settlement and displacement, and the perspectives and affective responses not only of those marginalized by gentrification - but also of gentrifiers. It takes an intersectional approach, exploring the importance of class, ethnicity, gender and sexuality and their interrelations in representations of gentrification.

The argumentative dimension in novelistic discourse

The boundaries of the argumentative approach extend into discourses from multiple fields of knowledge. The novelistic narrative discourse is one such discourse that transcends the aesthetic function of enjoyment to embrace the function of argumentation, aiming to influence and persuade. Consequently, impacting readers becomes one of the primary goals of great novels, leaving a lasting and tangible impression on their minds beyond the act of reading. This study addresses the challenge of examining and analyzing the novel from an argumentative discursive perspective, considering its uniqueness as a literary genre. It frames this analysis within a vision aligned with innovative trends in rhetoric, understood as a comprehensive theory of discourse and knowledge production. Keywords: Argumentation, narrative discourse, persuasion, argumentative dimension, narrative image

Juegos intertextuales en “Respiración artificial” de Ricardo Piglia

The literary criticism is one of the main narrative devices used by Ricardo Piglia in his novel Respiración artificial (1980). One of the particularities of this novel is the presence of multiple citations and references that place the intertext in the foreground, from which it defines a rich and complex narrative imbrication that oscillates between fiction, autobiography, and literary criticism. In this paper we will explore Piglia´s novel from the point of view of his metatextual theory, which will allow us to understand it as a cartographic construction that not only seeks to reinterpret, but also to reconfigure the literary tradition at its core. The experimental writing, composed of references, openly calls into play a series of procedures that intermingle literary genres, fragment and recreate a variety of works which, taken to different narrative planes, ultimately dissolve the limits between the field of literary criticism and creation.

"Longing is good": proof-of-concept for a novel psychological intervention to tackle self-blaming emotions.

Many people with depression, for which self-blame plays a key role, are not amenable to current standard psychological treatments. This calls for novel self-guided interventions, which require less attention and motivation. The present study sought to establish proof-of-concept for a novel self-guided intervention in a non-clinical sample, which prompts people to transform self-blaming feelings into "longing," as a related unpleasant, but presumably more adaptive and approach-related emotion, which plays a key role in many musical and literary genres but has been largely overlooked in clinical research. Thirty nine participants with no previous self-reported history of mental disorders, but who experienced frequent feelings of self-blame were enrolled remotely (n = 3 lost to follow-up). Self-blaming thoughts, along with depressive symptoms and other outcomes, were assessed pre- and post-intervention to determine the potential of the intervention, which consisted of creating a 10-min video starting with self-blame evoking materials, transitioning to sadness and finally longing. Participants were then asked to watch their video daily for 7 days. The number of participants lost to follow-up was low (n = 3) and engagement with the intervention was very high. As predicted, the intervention significantly reduced depressive symptoms on our primary outcome measure (Beck's Depression Inventory, BDI-II, Cohen's d = 0.40) after 1 week. This was further confirmed by a reduction on the Maudsley-modified Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Unexpectedly, no changes were observed on the non-clinical measures. A randomized controlled trial design is needed to determine whether these symptom reductions were causally related to the intervention. Additionally, our findings may not generalize to men, due to our inability to recruit a sex-balanced sample. As predicted, participants benefited from being prompted to transform self-blaming feelings into those related to longing which shows the feasibility and potential to be further developed in people with clinical depression. Our study highlights the adaptive potential of unpleasant approach-related emotions such as longing, which are rarely considered in standard psychotherapies.

A THEMATIC AND ARTISTIC ANALYSIS OF M. SALEEM U REHMAN’S POEM “HOSPITAL”

In the literary genres of Urdu poetry, ghazal and poem (nazm) are included. The ghazal is characterized by thematic diversity, while the poem is primarily distinguished by structural diversity. Although the ghazal has embraced new themes, no significant change in its structure is possible. In contrast, the poem shows innovation not only in its themes but also in its structure. In modern Urdu poetry, “azad nazm” (free verse) holds special importance. Due to the freedom of structure in free verse, it exhibits both intellectual diversity and stylistic innovations. Saleem U Rehman is a prominent name in modern free verse. The following paper presents a thematic and artistic analysis of his poem “Hospital.”

Development of a model to form reading literacy of primary schoolchildren involving media design technology in a booktrailing format

Problem and aim. The formation of reading literacy of primary schoolchildren is one of the priorities of the modern education system. There are new indicators emerging in materials for testing the reading literacy of schoolchildren, including an assessment of test takers' readiness for independent learning in the digital space. The purpose of the article is to scientifically substantiate the effectiveness of the model to form reading literacy of primary schoolchildren by means of media design technology in a booktrailing format. Research methods. During the analysis and selection, a number of services for media design in the booktrailing format (Liveworksheets, Story, text and graphics editors, video editing programs) were used. The experiment involved 68 students of the second grades of Lyceum No. 21 in Kirov (Russian Federation). The students were engaged in media design as part of their extracurricular activities. The methodology for assessing the quality of primary education (authors G. S. Kovaleva, L. A. Ryabinina, T. Y. Chaban) was applied at the stage of determining the level of formed reading literacy of primary schoolchildren. The χ 2 -Pearson criterion was used in statistical data processing. Results. Features of the proposed model are as follows: taking into account changes in the reading literacy assessment programs; organising materials according to the extent of the used techniques; using texts of various literary genres, a new structure and format that differ from traditional linear text presentation. The structural blocks of the model are described: organizational and methodological, forming, activity-based, intellectual and creative. 11 stages when working on a booktrailer are formulated: motivation to choose works, selection of works on a certain topic, the process of reading, determining the author's idea, writing a video presentation script, distribution of voice-over roles, etc. Statistically significant differences in qualitative changes that occurred in the pedagogical system (χ 2 = 8.488; p < 0.05) are revealed. Conclusion. Identifies possible difficulties in implementing the model: tracking changes in reading literacy assessment programs; choosing digital services; supporting high cognitive activity of students; searching for artistic expressive means.

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF FORMATION OF THE IDEAL OF A SOVIET CITIZEN(on the example of Kazakh children's literature of 1950-1980)

The article deals with the ways of influence of the state-party system of the Soviet state on the ideological education of children through the use of children's literature. The subject of the study is Kazakh children's literature of the Soviet period, which is an important part of Kazakh culture and literature of that time. Archival documents and works of writers served as materials. Historical-systemic, historical-comparative methods of research were used. In the USSR children's literature was not only addressed to the reader under the age of 16-18 years, but at the same time it had an important ideological function from the point of view of the state. Party and state bodies on a systematic basis made children's literature a tool for educating children to become citizens of the country with clear guidelines. All kinds of culture in the USSR, including children's literature, were called upon to solve the task of building a new society and educating a new man. Articles by S. Kirabayev, A. Tazhibayev, A.Nurkatov, S. Seitov, A. Derbisalin, S. Ordaliyev, B. Sakhariyev, N. Gabdullin on various genres of Kazakh children's literature are published on the pages of newspapers and magazines. Children, forming their personality under the influence of Soviet literature, were to become part of the communist society, so the Communist Party of the USSR and the Soviet government gave children's literature an important role in the education of young people. Children's book becomes an independent artistic phenomenon and is considered as a powerful tool in the ideological struggle for the formation of a new man, and childhood -as the most important period contributing to the education of a person who meets the highest ideals of the Soviet society.

Thematic, Formal, and Ideological Aspects of Literary Fiction: The Rise of Detective Fiction

From ancient Greece on, fictional narratives have entailed deciphering mystery. At almost the same period as the detective branch of the Metropolitan Police was evolving, the genre of detective fiction was also emerging, mainly in the short-story form. In these stories, a mystery or a crime occurs, and an amateur or professional detective is called in to solve it. The first modern detective story is often thought to be Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue, which first introduced the golden age of detective stories, and the world to private detectives, that would later Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Detective fiction is one of the most popular literary genres. From the rigid structures of classic whodunits to the genre-bending experiments of today, crime fiction has undergone a fascinating evolution that is found in an investigative journey, and the eternal human desire to see justice served.

Formation de l’image mythologique du Donbas dans la littérature ukrainienne : aspects culturels, sociaux et politiques

This article explores the process of shaping the image of Donbas in Ukrainian literature, perceived as a region artificially isolated from the rest of Ukraine. Particular attention is devoted to the mythologisation of Donbas’s space and identity, which has influenced cultural and social processes while intensifying the challenges posed by hybrid warfare. The study draws on the work of Ukrainian and foreign scholars who examine the impact of the Soviet legacy, politically motivated information campaigns, and the narratives crafted in literary and artistic works. The article highlights the transformation of regional identity, the emergence of new cultural codes and narratives, and the role of internally displaced persons in modernising and constructing civil society in Ukraine. Emphasis is placed on the reception of the Donbas myth in literary and documentary works of the early 21st century. The study observes that contemporary literary research has yet to provide a systematic understanding of this phenomenon, despite existing studies on literary genres, the interplay between historical truth and fiction, and structural elements. The importance of developing a new field within literary studies – namely, the “local urban text” – is underscored. This field includes specific interpretations such as the “eastern text” or the “Donetsk text”. Within this context, the works of Oksana Zabuzhko, Serhiy Zhadan, and Andriy Kokotiukha are analysed. Their essays are considered sources of cultural and conceptual codes that shape contemporary perceptions of Donbas. Thus, the study of the symbolism and mythologisation of Donbas by these authors offers fresh perspectives for literary debates, highlighting the uniqueness and multidimensional richness of this region within the Ukrainian national and cultural context.

Aesthetic Voice of Versified English Poetry in Nepal

The present study posits the teachers’ perspectives and experiences in teaching English poetry in Nepal. It aims to reveal the complexities that EFL teachers face when teaching English poetry. Poetry consists of arcane lexicons due to constraints on metrical patterns. To fit into these patterns and create rhythmicity in the lines, verse composers apply pliable meters, which make poetry pedagogy a challenge in the EFL context in Nepal. Based on an interpretive research paradigm, this study used the hermeneutic phenomenological method to conduct fieldwork and data analysis. Seventeen English language teachers were purposively selected from government and private schools in the Rupandehi district of Nepal. In this study, in-depth interviews were used as data collection tools to explore the perspectives and experiences of teachers who taught English poetry as a foreign language. The study disclosed significant challenges regarding the aesthetics of language used in poetry and English versified poetry recitation in the context of Nepal, owing to linguistic, pedagogical, and cultural aspects. These challenges created problems for the appreciation of this literary genre and the effective pedagogy of poetry. This study highlighted the necessity of curriculum revision to provide teachers with sufficient information about poetic elements such as feet, meter, rhyme, rhythm, caesura, and tempo. Similarly, it emphasized the need for a deeper understanding of poetic forms and recitation art to address the challenges of applying innovative teaching techniques such as the Poetry Box Method.

RELEVANCE OF RAMAYANA IN OUR DAILY LIVES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PRESENT SITUATION

Rishi Valmiki was the first to forge the grand form of Itihasa and to create a unique prosodic pattern for the epic literary genre of the Ramayana. As time goes on, people experience stress, frustration, mental and physical illnesses, a lack of brotherhood, a lack of religious practice, a lack of love for the natural world and its creatures, and a lack of moral and ethical principles. Objectives: The study aims to determine how applicable the Ramayana is to modern society and how it affects our daily lives. Methods: This study has taken a qualitative approach and is descriptive, drawing on secondary data for its design. Results and Discussion: Several key takeaways from the Ramayana are examined, including how Dharma affects our lives. People acquire skills such as accountability, social duty, authenticity, and other related ones. Findings: The computerised lives of people in the modern era can be drastically changed by the timeless relevance of ancient epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Conclusion: In actuality, the Ramayana offers insightful lessons that we can apply to our day-to-day existence without any complicity. All situations—individual, familial, and broader aspects of social and professional ambiguities—can benefit from these solutions.

Crossing with Hegel the Zones of the Late Soviet (Anti)Utopia

During the late Soviet era, science fiction was one of the first zones of its ideological cosmos, registering the exhaustion of the communist utopia precisely within the literary genre aimed at its representation. In this article I consider the history of the “editing to death” of the Strugatsky brothers’ short novel Roadside Picnic as a representative case of the anti-utopian “uneasiness in civilization” of late actually existing socialism. Simultaneously with the censorship taming of the uneasiness, the Strugatsky’s science fiction dystopia underwent a radical interpretation in Andrei Tarkovsky’s film adaptation Stalker as a Hegelian “good music with text”. In comparison to the censored edition, which is barely a timid emendation, ultimately yearning modestly for a good life during the most consumeristic and moderately repressive years of Soviet power, Tarkovsky’s aesthetically singular re-reading is truly a “Zone” of editing to death.

Unleashing green innovation: navigating the path with green inclusive leadership, green knowledge management and internal CSR communication

Purpose Drawing upon the natural resource-based view (NRBV), organizational learning (OL) and contingency theories, this paper aims to develop and test a theoretical framework that examines the impact of green inclusive leadership on green innovation in business-to-business (B2B) context. This framework further examines the simple and serial mediation of green knowledge acquisition and sharing and the moderation of internal corporate social responsibility(CSR) communication. Design/methodology/approach Using survey questionnaires, authors collected multiwave data from 215 middle managers from different manufacturing and production organizations operating in Pakistan. The hypotheses were inspected using the PROCESS macro. Findings According to the findings, green inclusive leadership and green innovation are positively associated, and green knowledge acquisition and green knowledge sharing are efficient serial mediators of this relationship. Furthermore, the results suggest that internal CSR communication moderates the serial mediation such that the indirect relationship between green inclusive leadership and green innovation was stronger at high levels of internal CSR communication rather than at lower levels. Practical implications This research offers implications for manufacturing industry leaders and policymakers. Green inclusive leadership nurtures green knowledge dynamics, making it vital for achieving United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and promoting ecological stewardship. Investing in green knowledge processes and transparent internal CSR communication can enhance sustainable innovation and align with broader sustainability goals in organizations predominantly operating under the B2B model. Originality/value By merging NRBV, OL and contingency theories and drawing links across different genres of literature, this study provides unique insight into leadership, knowledge management, corporate communication, sustainability and CSR and innovation in the B2B sector.

Wine as a Symbol in the Old Testament

According to archaeology, scriptures, and the Bible, wine is a typical drink in ancient Israel. Wine is a drink and a significant symbol in the Bible that reflects the cultural reality of ancient Israeli society. In this article, I have reviewed research literature on wine drinking, and I will argue that wine is an essential symbol in some literary genres in the Bible. The symbolism of wine can be divided into a few themes of symbolic representation: a positive sign of blessing, A negative symbol of emotions and actions, and an ambivalent symbol of disobedience to God and social order. The choice of wine as a symbol in the Bible as a drink produced in ancient society is considered a gift from God and part of the blessing for the abundance of the land. Excessive use of wine, however, can lead to irresponsible acts. Wine is not a prominent symbol but an enclave whose essence emphasizes the obvious in human life in ancient Israeli society. Combining the archaeological research with literary research in the Bible and non-biblical sources, it will be possible to form a better picture of ancient Israeli culture if we remember that there is a bias in the excavated areas and the biased writing of biblical writers in time, place, and purpose. This is an opportunity to peek into the depths of ancient Israeli society's culture and understand its arrangements and power relations.

Il lessico di un travestimento veneziano del Furioso (con aggiunte al Dizionario di Cortelazzo)

The article examines a parodic rewriting of the first canto of the Orlando Furioso in Venetian dialect, first published in 1565. After providing some data on the editorial history of the text and its literary genre (§ 1), the language is analysed, focusing in particular on the presence of slang and literary terms (§ 2). Finally, this study provides some lexical entries of lemmas taken from the burlesque travesty that can complement the material in Manlio Cortelazzo’s Dizionario veneziano della lingua e della cultura popolare nel XVI secolo (§ 3).

OTHERWORLDLY LANDSCAPES IN THE HISTORIC TEXT <i>TRUYỀN KỲ MẠN LỤC</i> BY NGUYEN DU

Truyền kỳ mạn lục, the only literary work of the renowned Confucian scholar Nguyen Du, is considered the brilliant peak of Vietnamese supernatural tales. This paper aims to decode a distinctive aspect of the artistic thinking in Truyền kỳ mạn lục and contribute to establishing the applicability of landscape theory in the study of medieval literature. By applying landscape theory and model-setting methods, the paper analyzes and compares the richness and uniqueness of spatial movement types that create otherworldly landscapes as a hallmark of supernatural stories. The paper identifies the methods, nuances, artistic discourse, and construction of models of otherworldly landscapes in 20 stories from the historic text, Truyền kỳ mạn lục, highlighting both the similarities and differences in the artistic thinking of otherworldly landscapes and the unique artistic features in Nguyen Du’s creation of these landscapes. This study promotes Vietnamese literary heritage and contributes to advancing the research and teaching of the genre of East Asian supernatural literature at educational institutions.

An Integrative Model for Developing The Personal Qualities Of Future Teachers Through Historical And Fictional Books

Developing personal qualities in future teachers is a crucial element in preparing them for their professional roles. Historical and fictional books provide rich, multidimensional resources that can enhance empathy, critical thinking, and ethical reasoning. This article explores an integrative pedagogical model that incorporates these literary genres to nurture personal qualities in teacher trainees. The suggested model combines cognitive, emotional, and experiential learning strategies to foster qualities such as responsibility, creativity, and cultural awareness.

The Paradox of Historical Fiction

In light of the fact/fiction divide, this paper delves into the literary genre of historical fiction for young adults and re-examines the disputed boundaries between fact and fiction. Exploring Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars, a work of historical fiction for young adults about life in Nazi-occupied Denmark, this discussion addresses the paradoxical nature of historical fiction: it is the fictional elements of historical fiction that play the crucial part in bringing historical facts closer to the young adult reader.