Themes In Novels Research Articles

Fictional worlds of fantasy and "magical" prose as a space for generating supertext

In this paper, the author addresses the features of the supertexts based on the modern Russian novels, namely postmodern works, the genre of which can be defined as fantasy. One of the areas of research is the interpretation of the author's myth, as well as understanding the role of myth in literature. The subject of the study is an end-to-end code that unites the prosaic macrocycles of modern authors as a supertext unity. The object of the study is the macrotext as a format of a literary work in the literature of modern Russian writers. The authors consider in detail such aspects of the topic as the cross-cutting theme of an alien / adopted / unrecognized / illegitimate child and its connection with the genus and family, and the implementation of this theme in novels combined into trilogies or macrocycles. Both general scientific research methods and specialized philological ones were used in the article, namely: the method of qualitative content analysis and the narrative method, the methods of idealization and deduction are secondary methods of working with the material. The leading method was the interpretation of literary texts, which were the source of the parktic research material. The main function of the myth is to reflect a certain image of reality, being an add-on above it, containing specific semantic models and roles distributed among the characters, and also an expression of the author's position. The author's myth can be described as a playful, mosaic, inverse construct. The conclusions presented in the article can be used in further analysis of the work of modern writers, as well as when working with the concept of "author's myth" and studying the transformation of myth (both archaic and social, cultural, etc.) in modern postmodern literature. A special contribution of the authors to the research of the topic is the consideration of this motif in its diversified interpretation in various works and the connection of this motif with the onomastic code of works as one of the principles of the formation of a supertext.

Beneath the Sea, Inland: Reading Aquifers and Opals in Australian Literature

ABSTRACT Deep beneath the surface of the continent, memories of the ancient Eromanga Sea are retained in subterranean aquifers and the veins of opal that flash above them in lithic fissures. The excavation of these hidden resources has been critical to the advancement of establishing the settler-colony, Australia, and in perpetuating the ongoing violence of Indigenous dispossession. In this paper, I examine the entangled subterranean figures of aquifers and opals as they surface in the Australian literary archive. I read early twentieth century representations of groundwater usage and opal mining communities in works by Banjo Paterson and Katharine Suzannah Prichard against contemporary evocations of these themes in novels by Janette Turner Hospital (Oyster) and Tara June Winch (Swallow the Air). In doing so, I explore the challenges of representing, reading and interpreting deep watery spaces.*

Reflections of Migration on Literature and Cinema

Human history has witnessed many migrations depending on various reasons. Geographical factors, economic problems, population growth, and political reasons are among the reasons for these migrations. Migrations after the Second World War were also due for similar reasons. Labour migration from Türkiye to abroad occurred in the late 1950s due to labour force problems in some developed European countries and unemployment problems in underdeveloped countries. Germany was the country most preferred by the Turks in this migration process, supported by agreements between states since the beginning of the 1960s. Turks migrated to Germany to work and earn money or work in better jobs. This migration has been complex for those who went abroad and those who stayed behind. The problems experienced by migrants going abroad to save some money and return due to language and cultural differences, social problems such as life differences, and feelings such as longing for those left behind and homesickness were expressed in the works of the period. Migration as a phenomenon has been the subject of not only poems, stories, and novels but also cinema.
 This study investigated how the first years of worker migration to Germany reflected two different branches of art. For this reason, prominent themes in novels and movies with migration themes and how migration is reflected were discussed. Also, a difference between the reflections of writers who experienced migration and those of filmmakers who did not experience migration was investigated. Since the labour migration that started in the 1960s continued also with family reunifications in the 70s and 80s, the works published in these years were examined. The results revealed that there are differences as well as common themes in the novels and movies examined.

Interpretation of the Japanese Great White Tower Novel from the Perspective of Cognitive Poetics

Abstract As the representative of postwar Japanese female writers, Yamazaki Toyoko expressed the theme from her unique perspective, sharp language and realistic techniques, revealing the contradictions and conflicts in Japanese society. Yamazaki constructs the conceptual metaphor of “the system is the white tower” running through the novel, so that readers could gradually change their cognition and realize an unknown confrontation and competition between good and evil in the hospital. The Great White Tower revolves around the medical insider and the dispute between doctors and patients. The characters in the novel are real and full, which well shows the struggle for professional titles, the erosion of human nature. Based on this, from the perspective of cognitive poetics, this paper mainly uses conceptual metaphor, archetypal category theory and event framework theory to interpret the novel and analyzes the characters of novels, explores the themes of novels and reveals the explanatory power of cognitive poetics to literary novels. Through the dynamic construction of the character image and conflict escalation, it is obvious that money-power politics caused by rapid development of capitalist economy, authority worship and excessive power caused by the deep-rooted hierarchical culture also further triggered the pursuit of professors’ authority and the struggle between different interest groups.

On the Translatability of MoYan’s Novels and the C-E Translation

Literature works of supranational or international significance must have considerable “translatability” internally. Mo Yan’s works show obvious world characteristics in the theme and techniques of creation, which constitute the internal “translatability” of his works. This paper discusses the translatability of Mo Yan’s novels from four aspects: the theme, the structure, the image and the language of the novels, and then analyzes the translatability of the theme reflected in the English translation. The paper finds that, the translatability in the theme of creation is embodied in its most basic and natural desires and emotions of human beings, and the universality beyond time and space, that the translatability of the novel structure is embodied in the strong story-telling feature and the obvious plot of the novel, that the translatability of the image is embodied in its clear and common reference of the images, and that the translatability of the language is embodied in the language characteristic of story-telling, and the less profound and obscure language expressions. This paper also takes the English versions of Red Sorghum and Big Breasts & Wide Hips translated by Howard Goldblatt as examples to analyze in detail the embodiment of translatability in the theme of the novel. It is found out that due to the translatability in the theme of the original novels, the English translation greatly represent the themes expressing humanity, free life and religion.

Аповесці для маладых дзяўчат Яна Чачота ў кантэксце літаратуры для дзяцей і моладзі

This article is an attempt to determine Jan Chachot’s role in 19th century children’s literature. Our main focus is placed on his almost unknown collection Novels for young girls, that consists of four novels: Sventochna, or Gratitude, Bogna and Lubomyra, or Arrogance and Modesty, Ludgarda, or the Useful travel, Dobrochna, or Charity always memorable. Their main characters are clever, beautiful, industrious, well-educated girls, who are veritable models of piety, charity and chastity. The basic theme of novels is the girl girls’world, related to their role in the family and society. Jan Chachot used the experience of his predecessors, adopting some of their ideas. As opposed to previous epochs, where the role of women was limited to their domestic duties and unqualified work, and female education was considered unnecessary and even harmful, Jan Chachot emphasizes that they can not only serve their family, but also be useful to society.

2015년 현재 사용 중인 한･일 중･고등학교 국어교과서 삽화 연구

This paper aims to analyze the illustrations for modern and contemporary novels in the national language textbooks for middle and high schools in Korea and Japan in use as of 2015, to identify the socio󰠏cultural characteristics of the two countries as well as the differences in the perception of textbook illustrations. This study confirms that in both countries, as the school level rises, the amount of illustrations in the textbooks decreases and differences in quality are found; except for family󰠏 centered contents and gender differences, the ideological character is weakened. The result of analysis confirms that illustrations are closely related to the setting and the theme of the text. Modern and contemporary novels of Korea mostly deal with social reality such as social and cultural conflicts, generations, gender differences, and conflicts with neighbors, rather than philosophical themes or fantasy genres. Many illustrations are used, but most of them are illustrations of human figures, and facial expressions are depicted in detail, which allows the students to infer the content of the text. Based on the realistically depicted illustrations, learning activities are carried out to infer the plot of the novel, which is related to the idea that illustrations should be in ‘correspondence’ to the theme of the text. This is effective in providing certain information for the students to reach the goal the author intended. However, in terms of freedom of interpretation or the exercise of imagination, it raises concerns. We need to further consider the diversity of the subject matter of the text as well as the textual function of illustrations. As for Japanese textbooks, many novels are philosophical or fantasy genres with have exotic settings. Illustrations are seldom or never used. They have a high proportion of abstract descriptions and prefer moderate expressions, and there are few facial expressions in illustrations of human figures. Illustrations use various tools and techniques of depiction, but have a strong element of the so󰠏called ‘complementary’ textual function, which helps form images with moderate expressions. However, due to the absence of illustrations, or due to abstract and simple depictions, some students may find it difficult to understand the text, and there is little information (illustrations) to improve this problem. Perhaps related to the themes of novels, the overall illustrations are rather dark in color and avoid the facial expressions of the characters depicted. There is a need to reconsider whether this method of depiction is appropriate for the middle and high school level.

장애인 창작 소설의 주제 변모 양상 : 대한민국장애인문학상 25년간의 수상작을 중심으로

장애인 창작 소설의 주제 변모 양상 : 대한민국장애인문학상 25년간의 수상작을 중심으로

Metaphysics and Physics

The resurgence of metaphysical themes in novels published in the last five years is characterized and exemplified through discussions of Zakhar Prilepin's The Cloister, Evgenii Vodolazkin's Laurus, and Vladimir Sharov's Return to Egypt.

Polish Literature for Children and Youth in a Comparative Perspective (Selective Problems)

Literature for children and youth in a comparative perspective is a wide and complex problem. The issues in this article are organized mainly in relation to such problems and categories as cultural topography, comparative history of children’s literature, cultural domination, international exchange, research on translation, on canon formation and multicultural education. We should analyse these theses selectively, especially when we see literature for children as a product of modern times, which has two bases: the classics for adults on the one hand, and the folklore on the other – two fields of creation that children’s literature simply had at some time been compared to.As far as Poland is concerned, it is worth noting that initially French and German influences were dominant and shaped the themes of novels, fairy tales and didactic poetry for children. The child reader had contact with a rich canon(s) of translated literature from many languages also within the framework of Polish language and culture education.Undoubtedly, we could see that foreign literature is a particular preparation for children to receive other cultures and to develop a dialogue between other cultures even though cultural differences exist. Since people all over the world may have similar problems, foreign literature should help children as readers to comprehend others’ experience.

Significant themes in 19th-century literature

External factors such as author gender, author nationality, and date of publication can affect both the choice of literary themes in novels and the expression of those themes, but the extent of this association is difficult to quantify. In this work, we apply statistical methods to identify and extract hundreds of topics (themes) from a corpus of 19th-century British, Irish, and American fiction. We use these topics as a measurable, data-driven proxy for literary themes and assess how external factors may predict fluctuations in the use of themes and the individual word choices within themes. We use topics not only to measure these associations but also to evaluate whether this evidence is statistically significant.

Experience of the comparative analysis of an evangelical theme in novels «Master and Margarita» by M.A.Bulgakov and «Burdened by harm, or Forty years later» by А. and B.N.Strugatskie.

Experience of the comparative analysis of an evangelical theme in novels «Master and Margarita» by M.A.Bulgakov and «Burdened by harm, or Forty years later» by А. and B.N.Strugatskie.

Informed Consent in Deep Brain Stimulation – Ethical Considerations in a Stress Field of Pride and Prejudice

Informed Consent in Deep Brain Stimulation – Ethical Considerations in a Stress Field of Pride and Prejudice

Patriarchy and Incest from Shakespeare to Joyce

Using Shakespeare's incest plots as a backdrop, Jane Ford traces the incest theme in novels by Charles Dickens, Henry James, Joseph Conrad and James Joyce, exploring in particular the father-daughter-suitor triangle. As Ford demonstrates, three patterns predominate: the father eliminates the suitor and retains the daughter; the father submits to outside authority and relinquishes the daughter; or the father resolves the incest threat by choosing the daughter's suitor. Ford provides evidence that the fictive characters' incest conflicts often mirror the writer's own incest dilemmas, whether subliminal or not, and she points to textual evidence for the occurrence of actual incest in The Golden Bowl and Ulysses. In readings that break with traditional criticism, Ford maintains that each of the five writers wrote final works that seemed to return to a plot of retention of the daughter by the father. Ford's book offers an amplification of Otto Rank's seminal work, The Incest Theme in Literature and Legend: Fundamentals of a Psychology of Literary Creation, and extends an important issue in 20th-century psychology into the study of major works of literature written in English.