ირმა რატიანის ნაშრომი _ ფაბულა და სიუჟეტიPro et Contra
Irma Ratiani, Story and Plot Pro et Contra

Summary/Abstract: Literary Studies is one of the most dynamic subjects among all other philological disciplines. On the hand, it seems that everything has already been explained and verified, on the other hand even the most established facts need revision, re-considering and proof-reading. It is not merely obstinacy, but an objective reality. The main reason of this unstableness can be found in the nature of the concept/term itself. The primary aim of Literary studies is to research the origin of the term, its change in form and the ‘capacity’ it holds. Story and Plot are very ‘familiar’ concept, but when it comes to terms, dissociating one from the other is rather a hard job to do and finding ‘borders’ between them is quite difficult. The book ‘Story and Plot (Pro Et Contra)’ by Professor Irma Ratiani deals with the analysis of the above-given problem. The work is divided in four parts: The first part discusses antique views on Story and Plot (Plato and Aristotles); the second part includes the period from post-antiquity to romanticism; the third part is dedicated to Representatives of Russian Formalist School; the fourth part analyses Gerard Genette’s theory. The scientific work offers the readers a wide range of material devoted to one subject, the viewpoints given in the book are being analysed and there is a try of finding interrelation amongst them. It is noteworthy that the researcher does not put an end mark at the end of the book, which means that the subject is still open to research, the tone is not imperative, it is just a presumption, but these are the suppositions that find their way to the reader’s hearts. The book ‘Story and Plot (Pro Et Contra)’ by Professor Irma Ratiani is a valuable acquisition for Georgian Literary Studies.

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