“A Hero of Our Time”: a novel or a cycle?

M. Lermontov had not specified the genre of his main prose work. It has been defined as a “novel”. At the present day, we figured out a “cycle” as a type of genre. These theoretical studies lead us to better understanding of the literary history phenomena.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nikishov Yuri Mikhailovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches 2014-12-01
Series:Studia Humanitatis
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Online Access:http://st-hum.ru/en/node/204/
Description
Summary:M. Lermontov had not specified the genre of his main prose work. It has been defined as a “novel”. At the present day, we figured out a “cycle” as a type of genre. These theoretical studies lead us to better understanding of the literary history phenomena.
ISSN:2308-8079