A Study of the Genre System of Modern English Poetry

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Department of Tatar literature, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

2 Department of Tatar Linguistics, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

3 Department of Finno-Ugric Philology, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russia

Abstract

The scholarly article examines the characteristics of the genre paradigm in contemporary English poetry as well as the key developments in its evolution. It is demonstrated within the parameters of the current study that, in the context of improving literature, genre formations such as pentastichs, sonnets, and rubai—all deserving of recognition—remain actively fostered. It is evident how the poem's genre has changed, and it now firmly holds the title of "older" genre. The cycle of poems is crafted compositionally in line with the artistic concept, and it becomes an essential and comprehensive super textual unity.  The modernity of the literary material being studied and the methodical generalizing character of researching the genre processes of contemporary English poetry are what define scientific novelty. This scholarly article presents the challenge of examining the genre structure of contemporary English poetry for the first time, delving into novel genre forms as well as the evolution of established genres. According to the research, poetry at the start of the twenty-first century can explore new avenues for development in the form and genre paradigm while preserving traditions, rather than focusing solely on content. There are two different types of genre upgrading processes. One the one hand, poetic works are produced, the genre of which can only be ascertained by analyzing a multitude of texts; on the other hand, "small genres," or individual poems, contribute to the development of the so-called "big" genre. However, Western literature (triptych) and oriental poetry genres (hikmet, rubai) both survive in modified forms.

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Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics
Volume 14, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL 2023), October 30, 2023, Kazan, Russia
October 2023
Pages 232-236

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