METHODOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SCHOOL STUDY OF THE FANTASY GENRE (USING THE NOVELS OF JOAN K. ROWLING «HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE» AND «HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS»)
METHODOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SCHOOL STUDY OF THE FANTASY GENRE (USING THE NOVELS OF JOAN K. ROWLING «HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE» AND «HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS»)

Summary/Abstract: This article examines methodological techniques of school analysis of genre features of literary works on the example of consideration of the properties of the fantasy genre as one of the types of fantastic literature that emerged in the second half of the 20th century. American writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 - 1937), who elaborated the mystical and terrifying plot of fantasy works, and the four English science fiction writers Algernon Henry Blackwood Lewis (1898 - 1963) and Mervyn Lorena Peake (1911 - 1968) are considered to be developers of fantasy genre features. It is in their work that the characteristic genre attributes of fantasy works will be introduced, which will allow these texts to be separated into a special structural genre subdivision that stands out among the rest of fantastic literature. For this purpose, the article researches the origin and development of works of fiction, analyzes their specific features, and proposes methodical means of identifying genre distinctions. The folkloric basis of fantastic literature in magical tales has been revealed. The definition of the term «fantasy» proposed by various researchers is given. The article also provides a classification of fantastic literature developed by Ukrainian science fiction writers Oleg Ladyzhenskyi and Dmytro Gromov. A theoretical distinction is made between such types of fantastic literature as scientific hard fiction, scientific soft fiction, New Wave literature. The article also presented the results of research into the genre specificity of fantasy and identified the characteristic features that distinguish this genre among fantastic literature. These characteristic features of the fantasy genre were revealed in the series of novels about Harry Potter by the English writer Joan K. Rowling. This shows that «Potteriana» is a significant contribution to the development of genre specificity of fantasy and a special contribution to the development of the popularity of such literature in the reading environment, especially among teenagers ‒ JK Rowling’s main target audience. The results of the research carried out in this article can be considered to be the provision of methodological recommendations for mastering the genre specifics of fantasy literature, which contributes to increasing interest in reading fantasy works and in fiction in general. The conclusions of the article can be used in preparation for educational classes devoted to the history of the development of fantastic literature, the fantasy genre, and the development of classes and extracurricular activities that introduce students to the work of J.K. Rowling and her novels about Harry Potter.

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