The principle of game in novels of M. Z. Danielewski and J. S. Foer

  • Tatsiana A. Kashkan Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The article examines the phenomenon of game in literature. A detailed analysis of the principle of the game is carried out in the novels of American writers M. Z. Danielewski «House of leaves» and J. S. Foer «Everything is illuminated», «Extremely loud and incredibly close». Literary game can be traced at all levels of the text: plot-compositional, ideological-semantic and linguistic. The analysis reveals the compositional, structural and linguistic features of these texts. The author of the study comes to the conclusion that, along with the narrative strategies of writers, this prose is characterised by techniques of deconstruction through game as a plot-forming principle, game as a principle of synthesis of genre, game with the figures of the author, hero and reader, as well as through language game.

Author Biography

Tatsiana A. Kashkan, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

senior lecturer at the department of the English language for natural science faculties, faculty of social and cultural communications

 

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Published
2024-02-21
How to Cite
Kashkan T. A. The principle of game in novels of M. Z. Danielewski and J. S. Foer // Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology. 2024. 1. PP. 28-34.
Issue
No 1 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology
Section
Literary Research

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