Reception of Doris Lessing`s literary works literary works in scientific discourse

doi:10.26565/2227-1864-2019-81-09

Олена Миколаївна Кравець Kharkiv V. N. Karazin National University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7428-8535
Наталія Юріївна Проскуріна Kharkiv V. N. Karazin National University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9265-6618

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26565/2227-1864-2019-81-09

Keywords: Doris Lessing, neomyphilism, novel, reception, literary criticism

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of literary heritage reception of modern British writer Doris Lessing, whose work had a significant influence as on the development of English and American literature at XX – XXI centuries, and the feminist thought as well. The article outlines the state of study of the question concerning research of the writer's creativity in contemporary foreign and national literary criticism. Different approaches of the literary critics concerning the analysis of Doris Lessing`s novels are systematized. The main research vectors of the writer's creative heritage are determined. In foreign literary critique writer`s novels were studied mainly in feminist discourse. The attention of scholars was concentrated mainly on the works of “Golden Notebook”, “Grass is singing”, “Children of Violence”.

In the national scientific discourse were revealed such following directions of studying of the D. Lessing`s heritage, as: 1) psychological approach (M. Horlach, I. Zimomriia, V. Lutsyk, M. Mykolaichyk); 2) identification of writer's artistic thinking features in the aspect of feminism (V. Savina, L. Miroshnychenko, I. Shapovalova); 3) an analysis of socio-political aspects of author`s creativity (L. Miroshnichenko, A. Shpytal); 4) poetical investigation of D. Lessing`s poetics works (M. Gorlach, V. Kramar) 5) discovery of the cultural-historical context V. Lutsyk, L. Miroshnichenko); 6) revealing features of the writer's creative method (O. Podkoritovа); 7) paratextual approach (L. Miroshnichenko).

In foreign literature, the following main aspects of the study of the legacy D. Lessing were revealed: 1) feminist (L. Scott); 2) historical (S. Watkins, M. Drebl, G. Green); 3) psychological (B. Drain, P. Perrakis); 4) culturological K. Fishburne, N. Hardin); 5) a comparative approach (L. Scott); 6) eco-feminist approach (N. Aldeeb); 7) pedagogical (T. Sperlinger).

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Author Biographies

Олена Миколаївна Кравець, Kharkiv V. N. Karazin National University

PhD of Filology, Аssociate Professor of History of Foreign Literature and Classical Philology Department

Наталія Юріївна Проскуріна, Kharkiv V. N. Karazin National University

PhD student of 1-st year of History of Foreign Literature and Classical Philology Department

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