The article analyses the narcissistic nature of J.M. Coetzee’s novel “Life and Times of Michael K.”; the artistic whole in this novel is based upon the principles of metafiction. Emphasizing the peculiarities of Franz Kafka’s and Henry David Thoreau’s style, Coetzee integrates certain motives of their works into his narrative. The article focuses on the […]
Morozova I.V. Women’s world in post-war Louisiana’s “Paradise Lost”: Grace King’s “Balcony Stories”
Distinct regional literary schools were formed after the Civil War in the United States. The so-called “New Orleans School” was the most original among them. Its leaders were women who not only responded to the burning questions of life in the post-war South with its trauma of having lost, but also raised important questions related […]
Martirosian G.E. Literary Afrofuturism in the 21st century Canadian literature (On example of “Dominoes at the Crossroads” by K. Kellough)
The article is devoted to the literary analysis of the story collection “Dominoes at the Crossroads” (2020) by Kaie Kellough as an Afrofuturist artifact of the newest culture of Canada. Afrofuturism itself is considered as a critical method and art movement, which, with the help of documentary and fantasy narratives, is designed to talk about […]
Belova O.E. Speech blunders of Ostrovsky’s heroes in view of the primary speech genres
The author of the article makes an attempt to study works of A.N. Ostrovsky through the lens of primary speech genres (based on M.M. Bakhtin’s and A.D. Stepanov’s research). This research can be conducted in different directions. For example, the author demonstrates exploration of some situations in Ostrovsky’s plays when the characters make certain speech […]