Concepts of Time and Space in The Fantasy Prose of Russian And Uzbek Writers of the 20th–21st Centuries

Abstract

The present article is devoted to an examination of the artistic concepts of time and space as manifest in the fantasy prose of Russian and Uzbek writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The focus of this study is twofold: firstly, the ways in which the time-space continuum is represented, and secondly, the influence of national mentality, philosophical and cultural traditions on the formation of literary chronotope [1]. The article elucidates how science fiction literature functions as a medium for philosophical reflection on such themes as existence, the historical process, and the technological and spiritual future of humanity [2, 3]. A comparative approach facilitates the identification of both general universal trends in the development of the genre and unique features determined by national literary traditions [4,5].