Literary Genre Research Articles

Роль нарратива в новейшей русской драматургии

The research aims to answer the question: why is the role of storytelling increasing in the plays of young authors of the 2020s, rather than the showing that is appropriate for drama? The paper examines the genesis of drama narrativization in the 1990s-2010s (in the plays of Yevgeny Grishkovets, Nikolay Kolyada, Oleg Bogayev, etc.), traces the history of the issue in literary studies and criticism, and conducts a textual analysis of Polina Korotych’s play “Street” (2022) using the methods of modern narratology. The scientific novelty of the research lies in determining the specifics of narrativity in contemporary drama. The theoretical significance of the work is in applying the narratological analysis methodology to a modern dramatic text. As a result, it was found that contemporary drama often moves away from both showing-performativity and narrative as plot. The new narrativity of contemporary drama manifests itself in the fact that the play often turns into a narrative act from the perspective of the author or the characters. The events in the plays of Yevgeny Grishkovets, Dmitry Danilov, Polina Korotych, Olga Potapova, etc. become mental, not physical actions. The focus shifts to the verbalization of narration; the intrigue of the word becomes central in the reception of such plays. Similar phenomena are observed in other genres of contemporary literature, but drama is at the forefront of the modern literary process.

Role of Translation in Global Literary Circulation

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the role of translation in global literary circulation. Materials and Methods: This study adopted a desk methodology. A desk study research design is commonly known as secondary data collection. This is basically collecting data from existing resources preferably because of its low cost advantage as compared to a field research. Our current study looked into already published studies and reports as the data was easily accessed through online journals and libraries. Findings: The study found that translation not only facilitates the accessibility of literary works to a broader audience but also enhances the global understanding and appreciation of diverse literary traditions. Through translation, works of literature from less commonly spoken languages gain international recognition, contributing to cultural diversity and inclusivity in the literary world. Additionally, translation fosters cross-cultural dialogue and enriches the global literary landscape by introducing unique narrative styles and perspectives. Consequently, the translation of literary works plays a crucial role in shaping a more interconnected and culturally aware global society. Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: Cultural translation theory, the polysystem theory and postcolonial translation theory may be used to anchor future studies on assessing the role of translation in global literary circulation. To enhance practical applications, stakeholders in the literary community should prioritize collaborative translation initiatives that involve diverse perspectives and expertise. In shaping policy frameworks, policymakers should prioritize funding initiatives that support translation projects for underrepresented literary traditions and genres.

Eastern Soul on Western Soil: Identity Crisis in Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist

In more ways than one, literature can be viewed as a contributor to transcultural studies inasmuch as it provides a set of new perspectives on perceiving culture and collective identity. In this context, diasporic literature comes to the fore as an increasingly popular and relevant literary genre that discusses such issues in artistic and creative ways. Diaspora is a term broadly attached to the set of fictional works that explore the dilemmas, struggles, and pursuits of misfit characters in foreign cultures. Mohsin Hamid’s well-acclaimed novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), is among the best illustrations of this. The latter is a bildungsroman taking place at the highly delicate phase of pre- and post-9/11 attacks. The novel follows a Muslim Pakistani man’s journey toward the construction of an identity, and a loss thereof, thereby evoking inquiries about Americanness, fundamentalism, and Otherness. To this end, the present paper seeks to trace the growth of the protagonist’s culturally conflicted consciousness, while simultaneously reading it as an allegory to the map of colonialism’s collective consciousness. A textual analytical study is conducted from the postcolonial prism to conclude that individual identity aligns with the collective one regardless of the nature of cultural circumstances surrounding the less powerful subject.

Doppelganger as method: A framework for examining datafication

This paper explores an emerging methodological approach called doppelganger as method. This method uses the idea of a doppelganger or double to explore the social world. It is specifically used to examine datafication, or the increase in the production and use of data and its impact on education. Doppelganger as method begins by locating doubles, finding that doubles of the child and teacher are created through the focus on data production in early childhood education. It then asks how this doubling operates as an instrument of power, using understandings of the literary genre of the doppelganger along with its psychoanalytic interpretations to formulate novel interpretations. Doppelganger as method has been used as a tool to reconceptualize datafication, the increase in the volume and use of data in educational contexts. Using interpretations of Freud's work on the uncanny, a psychoanalytic understanding of the doppelganger is established. This is then applied in an educational context to interpret the function of various doppelgangers. Findings from this method include an ambivalent relationship with data, the marginalization of bilingual children and changes to both teacher and child subjectivity.

Novella genre in contemporary Tatar literature (based on the creative work of G. Gilmanov)

Novella genre in contemporary Tatar literature (based on the creative work of G. Gilmanov)

Уроки литературного чтения по сказу П.П. Бажова «Серебряное копытце» (Часть 1)

The article presents possible options for conducting literature lessons with third-graders. Younger schoolchildren are introduced to a new literary genre for them – a tale, represented by the work of P.P. Bazhov “Silver Hoof”. The teacher uses such technological teaching methods as creating a literary model, structural analysis of the text, working with an explanatory dictionary, compiling characteristics of literary heroes, role-playing reading, paired work of third-graders with proverbs.

The Environmental Function of Animal Characters Across Different Literary Genres

This article explores the remarkable versatility of animal images and characters through their function in literature. The representation of animals in literature has emerged as one of the powerful tools for promoting environmental awareness and advocacy. Across diverse literary genres, the use of animal imagery and characters serves a multitude of functions in catalyzing ecological consciousness. In lyrical nature writing, vivid descriptions of animals and their habitats evoke emotional resonance, inviting readers to appreciate the fragility and resilience of ecosystems. Allegorical narratives, meanwhile, employ animal protagonists to challenge societal norms and expose environmental injustices through metaphorical storytelling. Even in children's literature, charming portrayals of animal characters serve as accessible gateways for young readers to the natural world.

Sign language literary translations: linguistic, dramatic and technological aspects

The research reported here considers how norms of Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) literature (Sutton-Spence, 2021) operate with deaf translation norms (Stone, 2005) and literary translation norms (Toury, 1995) to create some potential norms of deaf literary translation. Presenting some considerations upon the concept of the “visual” in Libras literature and translation, we draw upon translations in three different genres of literature, made by three deaf translators, to understand better the key multimodal relationships between signed literature, written texts, images and video editing in literary translation. Analyzed in terms of the linguistic, dramatic and technological elements (Bartolomei; Perreira, 2021), we show how the translations create acceptable target language texts by focusing on the visual esthetics of the texts.

Meningkatkan Pemahaman Puisi pada Siswa Kelas IV SD: Sebuah Studi Eksperimental tentang Metode SQ4R dengan Dukungan E-Book

Low comprehension of poetry texts among students is a significant educational challenge. It is characterized by difficulties in interpreting content and answering related questions. Monotonous teaching methods that fail to engage students or provide opportunities for deep exploration of poetic texts often cause this issue. If left unaddressed, this problem can hinder learning goals. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Reflect, Review (SQ4R) method, assisted by e-book media, on improving poetry text comprehension in fourth-grade students. A quantitative, pre-experimental approach using a One-Group Pretest-Posttest design was employed. The entire population of 30 fourth-grade students was sampled through saturated sampling. Data were collected through pre- and post-tests and analyzed using a paired-samples t-test. The results showed a significant improvement in poetry comprehension, supporting the alternative hypothesis. The N-Gain analysis revealed a moderate level of improvement. Despite the modest gain, these findings suggest that the SQ4R method, when combined with e-book media, can significantly enhance students' poetry comprehension skills. This approach offers a more engaging and effective learning strategy compared to traditional methods. Future research should investigate the long-term effects of this method and its applicability across different age groups and literary genres. These results provide valuable insights for educators looking to diversify their teaching methods in reading comprehension instruction.

Читательские практики студентов гуманитарного вуза

The need to study student reading practices in the information society is due to a number of new phenomena of socio-cultural life. The structure and content of the reading has a significant impact on the professional and spiritual development of modern humanities students. The purpose of the study is to assess the level of influence of the structure and content of reading on the professional and spiritual development of modern students in the process of their education at a regional humanitarian university. The survey of students in grades 1–5 was carried out in the “Google Forms” environment, data processing using SPSS. Frequency analysis method and regression analysis were used in this work. As a result of regression analysis, analytical dependences of changes in the main characteristics of reading practices during the entire period of study in the real educational environment of a regional humanitarian university were obtained. The most popular in the student environment literary genres, attitudes to reading both fiction and professional literature, as well as models of the dynamics of reading practices of students, which form the basis for the development of social technologies to manage the reading process.

Printed Riddles in Early Modern Italy: Traditional Perspectives and New Approaches

The purpose of the article is to draw attention to Italian riddles of the Renaissance. This publishing and literary genre has been studied especially from ethnological or literary perspectives. What is completely lacking, however, are studies that deal with how this literature was produced, how it circulated and who printed it. These perspectives are highly relevant: they make us realise that such texts were not only produced by the likes of Cervantes, Bembo or Shakespeare, but that riddles were often written, performed and printed by men who are now forgotten, sometimes not fully literate and often not from elites. The intention here is to place these writings in a methodological and historiographical framework that may lead to more in-depth study in the future.

Metaphysical Conceit Analyses Of Selected Poems By John Donne’s

Metaphysical is a literary genre that combines philosophical ideas with emotional depth and deep analyses of nature. One of the famous authors in this genre is John Donne, who is known for his profound themes, distinctive style, and skillful use of conceit in his poetry. This paper aims to explore the influence of John Donne's work on metaphysical poetry and assess the contribution and striking elements of metaphysics in his selected poems by examining Donne's use of conceit. The research aims to examine how John Donne influenced the poetry of metaphysics and explore the assessment of his literary endeavors as well as metaphysical elements. The research has uncovered new perspectives from a metaphysical standpoint on religion, the universe, love, and death.

Cultural omnivorousness in Ukraine: Examining relationships with social indicators via literary preferences among readers

The ability to accumulate extensive tastes, which is known as cultural omnivorousness, can play a significant role in social stratification and marking social groups. The omnivore argument posits that higher-status cultural tastes tend to be broad and diverse (omnivore). In contrast, lower-status cultural tastes are limited and exclusive (univore). This study investigates cultural omnivorousness in Ukraine by (1) examining latent classes of audiences and (2) exploring the relationship between cultural omnivorousness and positions in the social structure, considering educational attainment, financial situation, age, gender and type of settlement. Relying on the data from the survey ‘Reading in the context of media consumption and life construction’ conducted in 2020, this study focuses on the breadth/volume of behavioral preferences in literary genres among readers in Ukraine (N = 1302). The latent class analysis presents evidence of the distinctiveness of the omnivore class. Subsequent regression analysis shows a strong positive association between high education and omnivorous taste, whereas the financial situation bears no significant direct effect. Regression coefficients for socio-demographic variables indicate a more omnivorous taste amongst women and residents of big cities. The study concludes by discussing potential limitations and further perspectives for investigating the relationships between cultural omnivorousness and social stratification.

A. N. Radishchev as an "archaist and innovator": linguopoetic and linguostylistic features of the great book (to the 275th anniversary of the birth)

The article considers the most important linguopoetic and linguostylistic characteristics of A. N. Radishchev’s "A Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow". The research also focuses on the precedent phenomena in the text of the book, its connections with the European artistic tradition, and influence on the Russian literary language evolution, as well as on particular genres of Russian literature. The text is examined against the background of the dominant literary canons of sentimentalism at the time of its writing; the author creatively mastered some of these canons. Radishchev developed his individual style which synthesised three main linguistic elements: emotional-sensual, civic rhetorical, and common colloquial. Each of them is characterised by a certain set of linguistic means that are compositionally anchored in the text. The figurative devices of classicistic poetics, tropeic expressiveness, refined linguistic expressions borrowed from Western literature, and vocabulary new for the late 18th century form the compositional parts characteristic of the journey as a distinct literary genre. A. N. Radishchev uses Slavicisms, archaic morphological forms and obsolete syntactic constructions, neologisms based on Church Slavonic patterns to create high civic pathos and embody freedom-loving ideas. Low colloquial speech, folk phraseology, folklore inserts, aphorisms, and mixtures of styles shape the author’s narrative fragments and reflections related to specific life situations.

The Theme and the Form: Three Querelles in al-Ǧāḥiẓ’s Dispute over Girls and Boys

Abstract The literary dispute over the respective merits of girls and boys as objects of desire, well known in ancient traditions, appears in Arabic literature from the 9th century onwards. Al-Ǧāḥiẓ’s Mufāḫarat al-ǧawārī wa-l-ġilmān (Boasting Match over Maids and Youths) is, at the earliest extant, the first text in prose dealing with this issue, and it opened the floor for several later works. The author addresses this theme by means of the literary genre of the debate, in Arabic mufāḫara, in which the lover of girls (ṣāḥib al-ǧawārī) and the lover of boys (ṣāḥib al-ġilmān) present their arguments. In addition to the main debate, two other disputes occur in the text: one between the ancient poets (al-qudamāʾ) and the moderns (al-muḥdaṯūn), and the other between Basra and Kufa. The former is one of the main debates of the Abbasid literary criticism, and the latter is another literary topos in the early Abbasid period. We could even understand the Mufāḫara, therefore, as structured through not one but three mufāḫarāt. The aim of this contribution is to highlight the importance of the “form” of the text – namely the literary dispute – by analyzing how the three debates interact within the text. I therefore argue that, although the theme addressed in the essay remains of a great interest today, the aim of the text is not only to discuss erotic practices but also to teach the reader a lesson of dialectic.

Stereotipuri legate de rromi în literatura și în societatea română

This article investigates the presence, evolution and influence of stereotypes and prejudices in Romanian literature. Starting from their historical and cultural roots, the study analyses how these concepts are reflected and challenged in literary works. It explores their impact on literary genres, characters and societal evolution, with a focus on the political and social context. The paper reveals how stereotypes and prejudices have shaped the critical and public reception of works and examines how contemporary literature addresses and redefines these concepts. This study makes a significant contribution to understanding the interaction between literature, society and cultural identity in the Romanian context.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL TYPE "WRITER"

The article attempts to classify writers the linguistic and cultural type of writer. The relevance of the study of the linguistic and cultural type of writer is determined by the signifi cance of writers in the development of the culture of a particular people, as well as the world cultural heritage in general. Based on the modeling of linguistic and cultural types, an analysis of the components of the type presented for research is carried out. The con-ceptual component is represented by the study of dictionary entries, as well as the defi nition of lexemes included in the semantic field of the criterion. The fi gurative and associative features inherent in writers are considered. The axiological side of the linguistic and cultural type of writer is represented by the value guidelines of the writer’s creative activity. Writing activity is a subject-object relationship, where the subject is the author of the work, and the object is the result of his creativity. Also included in this scheme is the reader, who, depending on the position of consideration, can be both an object and a subject. Thus, we have identifi ed two categories of criteria: subjective and objective. The subjective components of the linguistic and cultural type of writer include the following criteria: talent, fame, signifi cance, professionalism. The category of object components of the linguistic and cultural type of a writer includes two criteria: the type and genre of literature, as well as the author’s target audience. The criteria "talent", "fame" and “professionalism” are presented in the form of dichotomies, that is, components that are mutu-ally exclusive. A dichotomous approach to classifying the components of the linguistic and cultural type of writer expands the concept of writer and also allows us to clarify its defi nition. As a result of the study, it was revealed that, regarding the volume of components of the object category of criteria, two components are distinguished — gift and glory. The completeness and complexity of the criteria allow us to draw a conclusion about the importance of the “fame” component for American linguistic culture. In addition, this allows us to make an assumption about the uni-versal nature of the "gift" criterion as characteristic of the linguistic and cultural type of writer in diff erent cultures.

Monterroso y Montesol “en el umbral”: figuras de autor en La letra e y Los detectives salvajes

"This article analyzes the figure of the author in two moments: the first based on the self-representation of the author by Augusto Monterroso in La letra e (fragmentos de un diario) (1987); the second proposes a revision of its fictionalized figure in Roberto Bolaño’s Los detectives salvajes (1998). For the analysis of La letra e, Julio Premat’s concept of self-figuration is relevant; for the chilean writer’s novel, I resort to the concept of fictionalization as an artistic procedure in the context of a poetics in which various discursive and literary genres (diary, autobiography, autofiction) intersect. In accordance with the above, the figure of the author is analyzed twice: in its self-referential forms in La letra e and in its parodic, satirical and homage form in Los detectives salvajes.Keywords: Augusto Monterroso; Roberto Bolaño; Hispanoamerican narrative; diary; fictionalization"

Augusto Monterroso en la UNAM

This article is an investigation, based on the historical and labor archives of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (unam), of Augusto Monterro-so’s professional career at that institution. Monterroso joined unam in the 1950s as a proofreader. This job gave him the economic stability to develop a literary work of great formal experimentation, that practiced with literary genres of little popularity and diffusion at the time (minifiction, short stories, essays). His literary capital and his friendship with key figures such as Rubén Bonifaz Nuño helped him to join the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, as a professor of a writing workshop, and the Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, as a researcher. The University provided Monterroso with: 1- the necessary economic stability to keep his distance from literary fashions and follow an aesthetic of formal complexity; 2- an active relationship as editor and corrector of classical works and the Western canon, which were the foundation of his poetics, and 3- the tools of literary criticism necessary for the writing of a playful literary essay with marked intertextual features. Keywords:archives; formal experimentation; academy; biography; Mexican literature

La escritura cómico-seria de Augusto Monterroso

"This essay starts with the study of previous criticisms to make a new proposal for reading the novel Lo demás es silencio by Augusto Monterroso and this search is oriented towards the reestablishment of its links with the ancient tradition of comic-serious or humorous literature, in particular with Menippean satire. Laughter is the axis around which the poetics of the text is built, but I try to see its main features, parodies, ironies, games, satires in the novelistic whole and always in relation to the problem of the literary genre (the composition of a novel based on multiple genres that it incorporates), the struggle between orality-writing, high culture-popular culture, the deep critical sense that beats and the significance of the reflection on the intellectual and academic exercise that the work elaborates.Keywords: Poetics; laughter; menippea; parodies; genre"