Literary Analysis Research Articles

МІКРОПОЕТИКА ВІДТВОРЕНОГО: РОЗГАДКА ТЕКСТУ «ФРАНКЕНШТЕЙН, АБО СУЧАСНИЙ ПРОМЕТЕЙ» МЕРІ ШЕЛЛІ

Background. The article focuses on the study of microelements that affect the artistic structure of the work and its understanding. The key problem is determining the role and importance of these microelements in creating a general artistic impression of the text. In the course of the research, we sought to determine how micropoetic details of reproduction influence the perception of the plot and symbolism in Mary Shelley's novel, revealing their essence in the context of the author's literary skill. The work was aimed at revealing the importance of micropoetics for the study and interpretation of «Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus» and determining its influence on the artistic integrity of the work.
 The purpose. The purpose of this investigation is to consider and analyze micropoetic elements in the text of the novel «Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus» by Mary Shelley. An attempt was made to reveal what specific small details affect the artistic structure of the work and how they are perceived by the reader. The main goal was to reveal the role of micropoetic means in the creation of a literary work, to understand their influence and meaning for the reader.
 Methods. Literary analysis, cultural context and psychoanalytic analysis were used to solve the tasks. These approaches and research methods allowed us to reveal the interrelationships of micropoetic elements in the work as a whole and to more deeply understand its semantic nuances.
 Results. The successful disclosure of microelements made it possible to determine their importance in creating an artistic structure and influence on the overall narrative of the novel. It was discovered how specific details of the play affect the unfolding of themes and symbolism in Frankenstein. The study revealed how micropoetics influences the creation of Mary Shelley's unique artistic world in this novel. It is determined how these details affect the perception and interpretation of the work by readers, giving them the opportunity to dive deeper into the text. The results indicate the relevance of the study of micropoetics in literary studies and the importance of its study for the understanding and analysis of literary texts. The obtained results are designed to expand our understanding of the role of micropoetics in the work of Mary Shelley and its contribution to the creation of literary masterpieces.
 Discussion. Research has confirmed the importance of small elements in creating the overall impression of Mary Shelley's work. The micro-poetic aspects of the rendering revealed the themes and symbolism more deeply, contributing to a more complete understanding of the text. It was revealed how micropoetic means in creating the world of the work contribute to the formation of a unique author's world in the novel. It was emphasized that micropoetics affects the perception of the work by readers, giving them the opportunity to immerse themselves more deeply in the artistic text.
 The study of micropoetics can be extended to other works by Mary Shelley and other authors for comparative analysis.

Texts and contexts: Linguistic landscapes, graffiti, film, and literature in L2 classes

AbstractGiven that societies across the globe are increasingly multicultural and multilingual, the notion of communicative competence grounded in constricting definitions of national cultures and languages reflects neither our instructional realities nor the sociolinguistic reality of the languages and cultures we teach. To foster students’ development of second language (L2) competence grounded in an awareness of the symbolic construction of language and culture as well as “tolerance for ambiguity” (Kramsch, 2006), students must create with L2, rather than just reproduce what they have learned. After briefly outlining changing conceptions of language competency, this paper first describes how public uses of language and images through signs and graffiti make up a given place's linguistic landscape (LL), defines an evolving concept, and illustrates how it can be effectively used in L2 instruction. Then it highlights how a variety of LL‐based activities help language learners become cognizant of their own sociolinguistic contexts and provides concrete examples from intermediate to advanced‐level classes in two distinctly different German programs. The different approaches encourage students to combine LL‐based activities with visual, literary, and film analysis to develop symbolic competencies that prepare them to negotiate unpredictable and diverse cultural norms.

UTILISING CORPUS STYLISTICS TO FACILITATE LITERARY ANALYSIS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SEMANTIC DOMAINS IN IDENTIFYING MAJOR LITERARY THEMES IN A SELECTION OF CHARLES DICKENS’ NOVELS

Though still in an early stage of development, corpus-assisted literary analysis is becoming increasingly popular as having the full potential of corpus linguistics methodology for literary stylistics. This paper argues that corpus linguistic procedures can be considered an addition to the analytical inventory of traditional stylistics. It aims to explore how corpus linguistic procedures, particularly semantic domains, can be effective in detecting major literary themes in fiction. In order to do so, five corpora were compiled: a corpus for each of the four novels of Charles Dickens’ selected (i.e., Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations and Our Mutual Friend) and a compiled corpus combining all four novels. Wmatrix 5, with the BNC Sampler-Written as a reference corpus, was used to extract the key semantic domains in each corpus respectively. The literature on the selected novels was consulted to identify the major themes. Then, it was verified whether these themes were reflected in the corpus analysis, and, finally, the extent to which the procedure was effective in reflecting the major literary themes was also explored. The findings confirmed the effectiveness of the procedure of analysing semantic domains in studying literary texts, particularly in relation to their themes.

SLR: Miskonsepsi Siswa dalam Memecahkan Masalah pada Materi Bangun Datar

A flat shape is a geometric part that only has a perimeter and area. There are various shapes of flat shapes, such as triangle, square, long, parallelogram, rhombus, kite, trapezoid, and circle. The aim of this research is to conduct a literary analysis related to the difficulties faced by students in expressing their ideas in the subject. which are given. The analysis method used is called Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Data collection was carried out by documenting and reviewing 7 national index articles; the articles are then broken down into different areas. Based on the research results, there are thirteen articles that discuss the difficulties experienced by students when solving problems related to the topic of building a flat-sided room. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that there are still problems that students often face when trying to solve problems related to the construction of flat-sided spaces. The most common types of errors are formula errors, errors in shape identification, and errors in understanding the concept of plane figures. This is caused by uneven understanding of concepts, inaccurate determination of formulations, and uneven student bias in understanding the results of flat shapes.

Bridging cultures: the universal wisdom of aphorisms

This study explores the versatile nature of aphorisms, examining their linguistic structures, cultural implications, and pedagogical values across diverse languages and societies. Through literary analysis, comparative linguistic studies, and educational surveys, the research uncovers the inherent challenges in translating aphorisms while maintaining their stylistic and cultural essence. Findings reveal that aphorisms not only serve as concise expressions of universal truths and wisdom but also reflect the cultural values, norms, and philosophies of their respective societies. The investigation highlights the significant role of aphorisms in language learning and moral instruction, demonstrating their potential to foster cross-cultural understanding and linguistic appreciation. Aphorisms’ versatility as educational tools enhances learners’ engagement with language and culture, encouraging deeper reflection on ethical and philosophical issues. The study suggests future research directions, including the digital dissemination of aphorisms and their incorporation into artificial intelligence for language processing, underscoring their enduring relevance in a globalized and digitally connected world.

Modern Technologies and Hermeneutical Analysis of Poetic Text

The subject of the study is a model of the use of modern technologies in literary analysis. The purpose of this study is to consider the stages of pedagogical technology of using AI technologies in hermeneutical text analysis. The object of the study is the poetic text of the Chinese poet of the Tang Du Fu era. The author of the article found that the use of AI-based Internet resources in the process of analyzing Chinese poetry helps to identify deep interpretations and meanings of key images. Special attention is paid to the possibility of expanding and deepening the semantic and hermeneutic meanings of Chinese poetry in the process of continuous analysis as part of pedagogical technology. Based on the analysis performed with the help of AI, it was concluded that this kind of modern technology provides a quick adaptation of the identified meanings to the analysis process, which was considered on the material of the poetic text of Du Fu. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that until now, Internet resources based on AI have not been used for hermeneutical analysis of literary text as part of pedagogical technology in general and based on the material of Chinese poetic texts by Du Fu, the poet of the Tang era, in particular. In the future, it seems promising to investigate the types and features of AI tools as an element of pedagogical technologies for continuous analysis of literary texts in the process of training future philologists.

Rozważania na marginesie monografii życia i twórczości Aleksandra Grozy. O poematach Melancholia i Kniaźnin

The article compares two poems by Aleksander Groza, a representative of the “Ukrainian school” of Polish Romanticism, which has not yet been the subject of a thorough literary analysis. The first poem, Melancholia. The Mad Poet, is Groz’s debut publication that appeared in the Noworocznik litewski for the year 1831. The second one, Kniaźnin, was included in the first volume of his poetry collection (Poezje, Wilno 1836). The research for Aleksander Groza’s monograph has revealed some interesting interpretative and biographical facts related to these texts. Drawing from the methodology of comparative studies, biography, and intertextual analysis, the author succeeded in establishing the intertextual dependencies and discovered the sources of the poet’s inspiration from German (J.W. Goethe), native Lithuanian (A. Mickiewicz), and local Ukrainian (J.M. Zaleski, A. Malczewski, M. Maksymowicz) literary circles.

An Interdisciplinary interpretation of literature through the lens of Quantum Theory

This paper explores the interdisciplinary intersection between Quantum Theory and literary analysis, particularly focusing on William Shakespeare’s "Hamlet." By examining the character of Hamlet through the principles of quantum mechanics, specifically Schrödinger's wave function and the concept of superposition, we aim to demonstrate how scientific metaphors can provide novel insights into literary texts. This approach not only deepens our understanding of characters and narratives but also bridges the gap between the sciences and the humanities, highlighting their interconnectedness and mutual relevance. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of this interdisciplinary methodology, its limitations, and future directions for research. By employing quantum theory and the Schrödinger equation as metaphors, we gain deeper insights into the intricate layers of Hamlet’s character and the overarching themes of the play. This interdisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of Shakespeare’s work, highlighting the profound connections between the uncertainties and probabilities in quantum mechanics and the existential dilemmas faced by Hamlet. This perspective not only offers a unique lens for literary analysis but also demonstrates the potential for cross-disciplinary interpretations to enhance our appreciation of classic literature.

Footprints on the Sands of Time: Mahatma Gandhi's Enduring Legacy and Global Influence

The legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, often referred to as the Father of the Nation in India, extends far beyond the borders of his homeland. His life and teachings continue to inspire and influence individuals and movements worldwide. This research paper explores the enduring impact of Gandhi's philosophy of truth, nonviolence, and social justice on a global scale. Drawing upon historical context, literary analysis, and contemporary relevance, the paper examines how Gandhi's footprints on the sands of time have shaped societies, politics, literature, and culture around the world. From his role in India's struggle for independence to his advocacy for human rights and peace, Gandhi's principles resonate in the 21st century and offer valuable insights into addressing pressing global challenges. Through an interdisciplinary approach, this paper seeks to illuminate the multifaceted dimensions of Gandhi's legacy and its significance in today's world.

Quantifying the Information Flow of Long Narratives: A Case Study of Jane Austin’s Works

This study employs digital humanities to analyze the information flow in Jane Austen’s classic literature using the GPT-2 XL model. Entropy, a measure of unpredictability, quantifies the narrative’s dynamic engagement with readers. By calculating the entropy of each sentence, the research reveals unique patterns of information gain across Austen’s novels, reflecting the ebb and flow of reader surprise. Peaks in entropy correspond to narrative climaxes, while declines indicate more predictable plot developments. The findings suggest that digital tools can offer fresh insights into literary analysis, highlighting the interplay between predictability and surprise in narrative structure. This exploratory approach to literature enriches traditional literary studies and opens new avenues for understanding reader engagement with classic texts.

From Cross-cultural and Intercultural to Transcultural: Mise en Abyme in Amy Tan’s The Bonesetter’s Daughter

Abstract This article explores how Amy Tan employs the mise en abyme principle in her transgenerational and transcultural novel The Bonesetter’s Daughter. Mise en abyme is defined in this literary analysis as an internal duplication of a literary work or its part, as a result of which the whole incorporates a reflection of itself, and in turn the reflection includes the whole. This novel’s key theme that interdependence is a fundamental characteristic of human existence is bolstered by numerous recursive textual tactics, which serve as mirrors, linking various narrative sequences. This article demonstrates that in Tan’s novel, transcultural textuality and transcultural consciousness that produces it are metaphorically represented as mise en abyme spaces. I argue that the mise en abyme principle also encourages a transcultural reading, simultaneously appealing to the Western postmodern style and the Taoist idea of the interdependence between the macrocosm and microcosm. The Bonesetter’s Daughter’s mise en abyme cannot be limited to a literary device, as it turns out to serve as a textual embodiment of multilayered transnational experiences which allow the author, characters and readers to transcend national borders. The article proves that the novel’s mise en abyme is constructed according to the principle of cultural transgression. The grandmother’s Chinese manuscript was written without any intercultural intention, the mother’s manuscript that includes it was created as a way to establish intercultural communication with the American daughter, whose novel in turn, incorporating the stories of her mother and grandmother, represents a transcultural narrative.

Multi-featured Emotional Expressions in English and American Literature - Based on the Application of Thinking Operations Modeling

Abstract Emotional analysis of English and American literary works constitutes a significant facet of literary scholarship. This study employs a cognitive operation model for analyzing emotional expressions in English and American literature, constructing a multi-featured method for emotion recognition and analysis, which serves as the principal analytical tool of the cognitive operation model. The research involves collecting and processing textual data from English and American literary works, followed by the application of the Senti-BERT model for vectorized representation. Subsequently, a bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network is used to extract emotional vectors. Furthermore, a softmax function equipped with a multi-attention mechanism facilitates the classification and recognition of emotions. The efficacy of this model was evaluated using a pertinent dataset, with four literary works selected for empirical analysis. Results indicate that the predominant emotional tone across these works is negative. Specifically, the emotion of “anger” in Charles Dickens’s “Bleak House” was predominantly observed in chapters 0-2200, with an emotion value ranging between 20-30. This study provides a robust methodological framework for dissecting the complex emotional expressions in English and American literary texts, thereby enhancing readers’ comprehension of the nuanced meanings embedded within these works.

"The State of Their Stomachs": The Politics of Consumption in Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

ABSTRACT: From gorging gulls to masticated men, appetitive concerns litter Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket . And yet, critics have infrequently attended to the metaphors of eating at play in Poe's only novel. This article takes its place at the critical table through a literary and theoretical analysis of consumption in Pym , a work composed against the backdrop of early nineteenth-century dietary reform movements that sought to advance nationalist ideologies. Using critical eating studies as a framework, I contend that acts of ingestion in Poe's only novel often destabilize nationalist rhetoric linked to imperial expansion and subject-making. Beginning with a brief examination of Poe's testy relationship with literary nationalism and its correlation with Pym's ironic embodiment of emerging US nationalist attitudes, this article then closely reads instances of cannibalistic, spatial, and animalistic consumption. In so doing, it parses the differences between an impersonal hunger often ascribed to animals and "appetite"—defined herein as a culturally encoded desire often concretized through imperious, extractive behaviors. In locating these differences, I identify how various modes of eating within Pym disturb that nationalism which Poe found so unpalatable.

Discourses on Marital Relationships in Mamlūk Society. Changing Contexts and Evolving Social Realities

In this paper I intend to examine the fiqh rulings concerning women and the marital relations in the Mamlūk age (1250–1517 AD). However, fiqh manuals cannot adequately portray the reality of women and the marital relationship. They are complex, multifaceted and contextual; they were in a constant state of negotiation with social, political, and economic factors. To contest the authoritativeness of these legal texts, I will juxtapose the legal sources with non‑legal texts. I will consult historical and literary texts, biographical dictionaries, adab literature and poetry, assessing them in comparison to the legal manuals. Looking into the various genres and sources one will clearly realize that there were different pertinent discourses that were all standing side by side, and none of them may claim exclusive validity. It is not possible to resolve the contradiction and ambiguity in the sources regarding the perplexing marital relations. However, I hope that through a combination of historical‑critical research, literary and textual analysis as well as an understanding of the methods and goals of the producers of texts, one can reach a better understanding of the marital relations in the Mamlūk Age.

Literary Dialogue Across Cultures in the Context of Multiple Data Integration: New Essays on Comparative Literature and Poetics between China and the West

Abstract This study uses a two-stream multivariate data embedding network and FLAT model to effectively integrate text structure and linguistic information to enhance the performance of named entity recognition. In addition, named entity recognition and literary narrative analysis were carried out using linear chain conditional random field and Apriori algorithm, and literary character narratives and knowledge graphs were constructed. Finally, the characteristics and differences between Chinese and Western literature are deeply explored through econometric analysis and character similarity analysis, and it is found that the differences in geographic environment and socio-economic characteristics profoundly impact Chinese and Western literary art and poetics. The most fundamental difference between Chinese and Western societies lies in the commercial character of Western socio-economics, while China is more rural. The study reveals the uniqueness and intersection of the two civilizations in literary creation, providing a new perspective and theoretical support for cross-cultural academic dialogue.

Reconstruction of Photographic Images in the Novel Sixty Lights by Gail Jones

The article is devoted to the analysis of the neo­Victorian novel “Sixty Lights” (2004) by the modern Australian writer Gail Jones. The purpose of the study is to identify the role of photographic images presented in the form of photographic ekphrasis and further substantiate the genre status of the novel. The plot centers on the history of the formation and development of photography in the second half of the XIXth century, the history intertwined with the life of the main character, Lucy Strange, who became a professional photographer. With the help of photography, or “writing of light” (Jean Baudrillard), the world is learned and meaning is brought into it: by reconstructing images of reality through vision and photography (from royalty and family members to everyday objects), Lucy creates documents of the era, documents of memory, intended to be “read” by future generations. In Victorian Britain, photography became one of the brightest sociocultural symbols of the era, embodying such concepts as memory, death, identity, etc. The use of the methodology of historical, literary and intermedial analysis made it possible for the authors to identify the genre­forming potential of photographic ekphrasis and, on this basis, define the genre modification of the novel “Sixty Lights” by G. Jones as photo­ekphrastic, and its kind as a photo­reconstruction novel.

Stylistic Analysis of Chinese Language Literature Based on Text Mining Techniques

Abstract Chinese literary style highlights the distinctive features of different Chinese language literary works, which is of enormous significance to the research in the field of Chinese language literature. In this paper, we use web crawler technology to construct a dataset of 183 Chinese-language literary works obtained from online reading websites, and we use statistical-based segmentation methods, de-duplication, and other methods to preprocess the text data. The conditional cooccurrence matrix represents the acquired texts, and the BRET-AE model extracts text features. Appropriate classifiers are selected for different literary style analysis tasks. This paper selects seven literary works by Mo Yan and Jia Pingwa for empirical analysis of the Chinese language literary style. While Jia Pingwa’s word formation rate is higher than that of Mo Yan’s. Are selected for empirical analysis of Chinese language literary style. The average word length of all of Mo Yan’s works is 1.5115, and the average word length of Jia Pingwa’s 7 works is 1.3995. In addition, the average sentence length of Mo Yan’s works exceeds that of Jia Pingwa’s works, while the word formation rate of Jia Pingwa’s works is higher than that of Mo Yan’s works. Eventually, the clustering degree analysis reveals that Mo Yan’s Red Red Sorghum Family has the lowest clustering degree, while Wine Country has the highest clustering degree, highlighting the literary style transformation of Mo Yan’s works.

Опозитивні концепти LIFE – DEATH у художньому просторі Рея Бредбері

The article offers a brief study of the oppositional concepts LIFE and DEATH in Ray Bradbury’s literary space. The choice of the field is explained by the fact that it’s the abstract concepts that represent the greatest difficulty for the conceptual analysis thus challenging the linguists. The referents of such concepts proved to have blurred boundaries, and therefore it is difficult to define them; their axiological features are always subjective in nature. Native speakers operate such concepts subconsciously and explanatory dictionaries record only the most general features of their linguistic verbalizers. In order to expand the understanding of their nature, we conducted a study of the essence of the LIFE – DEATH concepts and their context realization. The research is based on Ray Bradbury’s novel «Fahrenheit 451». The work highlights the specificity of the oppositional concepts LIFE – DEATH semantic content and reveals their main conceptual features. It was detected due to the studied concepts analysis that there exists a certain cause-and-effect relationships scheme between the life-and-death phenomena, which consequently allowed us to single out the integral and differential features of the LIFE – DEATH concepts in Ray Bradbury’s literary space. It was proved that Ray Bradbury’s idiostyle is quite unique in its nature. The author’s worldview is characterized by the complexity and ambiguity of the interpretation. The key LIFE – DEATH concepts are based on one of the main universal dichotomies and are completely interconnected; their formation is based on a subtle mechanism that reflects the dual nature of human thinking. The LIFE – DEATH concepts verbalization in Ray Bradbury’s works is mainly carried out implicitly, in most cases with the help of such stylistic means and devices as metaphor, epithet, simile, which reflect the peculiarities of the writer’s idiostyle. The words and phrases used by the author have hidden meanings, thereby constituting the periphery, or the so-called associative layer of the concepts. It is proved that the periphery of the LIFE – DEATH concepts in the writer’s work reflects the individual author’s interpretation of these two phenomena and is significantly different from the traditional idea of what life-death is. In dictionaries, life and death are mainly interpreted as phenomena that are primarily related to people and other living beings, while in Ray Bradbury’s literary space it has a lot to do with books. It is the books that render the idea of life, it is their burning that metaphorically translates the idea of death. The conducted literary discourse analysis led to the reconstruction of a few basic conceptual metaphors: BOOK is LIFE, and the BURNED BOOKS are DEAD BEINGS / CREATURES which used to be filled with LIFE. In spite of the fact that the concepts of life and death are oppositional, they still exist in an inextricable connection with each other, so the verbalization of one of the concepts necessarily leads to the implicit realization of the other.

The image of the national landscape in the short novel “Pilgrimage” by Ivan Shmelev

The purpose of the study is to examine the peculiarities of the artistic embodiment of the national landscape image in the short novel "Pilgrimage" by Ivan Sergeevich Shmelev, a writer of the first half of the 20th century. The relevance of the study is determined by the apparently growing interest of modern literary and scientific circles in the rich creative heritage of the writer, the desire to reveal the originality, uniqueness and singularity of his talent, the versatility of the artistic world. The research methods used were descriptive, interpretative and biographical. The results of the literary analysis show that the image of the national landscape presented in the "Pilgrimage" by I. S. Shmelev has a two-dimensional structure, combining realistic and ideal levels. This is explained by the peculiarity of children's view of the world, as the image of nature is given through the prism of the child protagonist’s point of view. The treatment of the theme of the native landscape is based on the motif of beauty, updated in the setting of the young hero's admiration for the uniqueness, charm and elegance of the surrounding world. The author's discourse, included in the text, brings to the narrative features of idealisation, associated with the motif of memories of a bygone childhood and a homeland lost in social cataclysms. The image of Russian nature in "Pilgrimage" develops the motifs of silence, peace, joy, joyful admiration of nature, wonder, fairy tale and spirituality. The leitmotifs in the poetics of the work are the landscape images of sun, light, dazzling brilliance, which converge with the motif of joy and the image of "golden" childhood. In "Pilgrimage", the dominant colour is the rose-gold, white and blue scale, which shades the idea of the sacredness of God's world and echoes nostalgic motifs. The symbolic images of Easter and the motif of Easter joy introduce the theme of eternal life, salvation and resurrection into the text.

Unveiling the Scapegoat: An Analysis of the Hero Archetype in Akhil Sharma's 'Family Life’

This paper employs a literary analysis framework, drawing upon archetypal criticism, psychoanalytic theory, and cultural studies, to explore the portrayal of the scapegoat hero archetype in Akhil Sharma's novel ‘Family Life’. The qualitative research approach of this work, examines the protagonist's interactions within the family dynamics, themes of guilt and redemption, and the influence of cultural and societal factors. Further the research also explores the parallels between traditional scapegoat figures in literature and the portrayal of scapegoat hero of contemporary individuals in Akhil Sharma’s ‘Family Life’. This paper illuminates Sharma's nuanced portrayal of guilt, sacrifice, and the quest for identity within the immigrant family. Furthermore, by contextualizing the novel within the present era, this study underscores the enduring relevance of Sharma's exploration of these themes. And ultimately contributes to our understanding by offering insights into the complexities of portrayal of the scapegoat hero archetype influenced by immigrant experiences and the dynamics of family life.