DYSTOPIAN GENRE FEATURES IN THE NOVEL BY R. HARRIS «THE SECOND SLEEP»

Abstract

This article is devoted to the main genre-forming features of dystopia with the aim of identifying such features in «The Second Sleep» by R. Harris, one of the latest dystopian works published in English. Modern English-language dystopias have a number of features that distinguish them from the “classic” examples. The authors have concluded that «The Second Sleep» has a number of characteristic features and components inherent in both modern English-language dystopian works, and the “classic” ones.

Keywords

• dystopia
• genre
• verbalization
• features
• novel
• антиутопия
• жанр
• вербализация
• черты
• роман