За дистопично-утопичното и жанра дистопия-утопия

Authors

  • Nikita Nankov

Abstract

The essay presents two ideas. First, the philosophical-aesthetic category of the dystopian-utopian is the basis of the literary-philosophical genre of dystopia-utopia in classical socio-political works. And second, it outlines some features of the genres dystopia-utopia and dystopia. The first idea is derived from European critical philosophy. The second is based on Plato, mostly on the Republic, a work that serves as a starting point for the analysis of the dystopia-utopia and dystopia genres. Classical and more recent works, some of which have not been examined as dystopia-utopia, illustrate these theoretical ideas. The essay pays particular attention to the novels Resurrection by Tolstoy and Bend Sinister by Nabokov. Keywords: dystopia; utopia; Plato’s Republic; Tosltoy’s Resurrection; Nabokov’s Bend Sinister

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Published

2024-06-14

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Section

I. Dystopia: Traditions, Genre Dynamics, Directions of Transformation