THE EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENRE OF HISTORICAL PROSE IN WORLD LITERATURE

historical prose, fiction, Walter Scott, historical novel, history of the prophets, Walterscottian, historicism, historicism, gothic, ancient novel.

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Historical prose is a special type of prose, which aims not only to convey historical facts, but also to present them in a fascinating way. In contrast to non-fiction, historical prose allows for freedom in working with facts, such as the free choice of facts, as well as the inclusion of textual images in order to maintain interest in the story. In the article, the genesis and development trends of the genre, the roots of historical prose in the East were studied. In the work, the sources available in world literature on the emergence and development of historical prose as a genre were collected and studied on the basis of the historical method, as well as the results were compared and conclusions were drawn using the comparative method. The modern development of the genre, the concepts of historical fiction were explained.