The genre transformation of the historical novel in the adventure-philosophical science fiction of the 20th century Cover Image

Жанровые традиции исторического романа в авантюрно-философской фантастике ХХ века
The genre transformation of the historical novel in the adventure-philosophical science fiction of the 20th century

Author(s): Elena Kozmina
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Novel, Russian Literature, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: genre; the adventure-philosophical science fiction; classic adventure-historical novel; fantastic historical novel; Hard to be a God;

Summary/Abstract: This article addresses the problem of adventure-historical novel genre transformation in the adventure-philosophical science fiction of the 20th century and the variation of genre meaning related to this transformation. For this purpose, we analyse the Strugatskys` novel, Hard to be a God.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 120-129
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Russian