The Concept of Artistic Psychologism in Science Fiction Literature

O'zbekcha

123 pages

2024

Samo nashri

This monograph presents a comparative study of scientifically grounded concepts related to the problem of psychologism in literary studies, particularly its manifestations in works of fantastic literature, its artistic functions in revealing the characters' personalities, the reflection of the author's inner world in literary images, his or her spiritual outlook, aesthetic perception of beauty, and philosophical views on humanity and the world. The research is based on the fantastic works of the American writer Ray Bradbury and the Uzbek writer Hojiakbar Shaykhov. The study examines Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Ice and Fire, and Dandelion Wine, together with Hojiakbar Shaykhov's fantastic novels, novellas, and short stories Connected Worlds, Voices of Two Worlds, Unknown People, and The Man Who Came Out of the Fire. The primary objective of the monograph is to evaluate the study of psychologism in world and Uzbek literary scholarship, provide a scientific and typological interpretation of the developmental stages of American and Uzbek fantastic literature, reveal the artistic interpretation of universal human issues in the works of Ray Bradbury and Hojiakbar Shaykhov, examine the distinctive features of the protagonists' inner worlds, comparatively analyze the direct and indirect representation of characters' psychology, investigate the authors' mastery in portraying female psychology through characters' speech and internal and external portraiture, develop theoretical and typological generalizations based on a comparative analysis of their individual creative and aesthetic characteristics, and conduct a comparative study of the writers' spiritual worldviews as well as the shared and distinctive psychological features of their characters. The monograph is intended for scholars, researchers, lecturers, doctoral and postgraduate students, and specialists in philology with an interest in literary studies and comparative literature.