THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGISM IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CRIMINAL NOVEL AND ITS INFLUENCE ON READER’S INTEREST

Abstract

The article examines the phenomenon of psychologism and its role in the genre of a psychological criminal novel. The novel “Death under Sail” (1932) by C. P. Snow is analyzed. The author studies the ways of psychologism influence on reader’s interest. In the course of studying the indicated problems, the paper reveals such ways of psychologism influence on reader’ interest as immersing the reader in the plot, using two polar images as the main characters, identifying the reader and the main characters, reader’s emotional interest and trying on the role of “psychologist” for himself / herself, etc.

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• Received: February 16, 2018.
• Published: April 1, 2018.

Keywords

• психологизм
• читательский интерес
• способы воздействия на читательский интерес
• психологический криминальный роман
• роман «Смерть под парусом»
• Ч. П. Сноу
• psychologism
• reader’s interest
• ways of influencing the readers’ interest
• psychological criminal novel
• novel “Death under Sail”
• C. P. Snow

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