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Joanne Rowling’s Novels and Russian-Language Fantasy Literature on Magical Education: Parody, Imitation, and Dialogue. Analytical review

Сердечная В.В.

Abstract

The review considers examples of creative, parodic and imitative reception of J. Rowling's Harry Potter series in Russian-language fantasy literature aboue the magic academy. The author identifies the following main directions of Rowling's creativity reception: 1) parodicimitative, 2) within the framework of romantic, heroic and humorous fantasy, 3) the construction of genre guidelines for children's fantasy; 4) independent (out-of-formula) development of the plot of magical learning.

Keywords

Harry Potter in the Russian-speaking space; parody; reception; Slavicization; Russification; formulaic literature; the Magician and his Pupil.

DOI: 10.31249/hoc/2025.01.06

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