TRANSFORMATION OF DETECTIVE GENRE IN NOVELS BY G. K. CHESTERTON AND J. K. ROWLING
Vareshin Nikita Vladimirovich
Moscow State Linguistic University
Submitted: 20.10.2019
Abstract. By the material of G. K. Chesterton’s philosophical novel "The Man Who Was Thursday" (1908) and J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series (1997-2007), the researcher identifies the paradigm under which the genre nature of these works undergoes transformation - from a detective story to a religious novel. The paper aims to examine mysterious events described by G. K. Chesterton and J. K. Rowling and to identify plot elements similar to both the authors. The researcher reveals the genre logic due to which an adventurous novel gradually transforms to a psychological novel with Christian moral and the theme of a hero’s personal development manifests itself.
Key words and phrases: Г. К. Честертон, Дж. К. Роулинг, христианство, жанр, детектив, фэнтези, сказка, Поттериана, становление личности, религиозное содержание, G. K. Chesterton, J. K. Rowling, Christianity, genre, detective, fantasy, fairy tale, Potteriana, personality formation, religious content
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