Abstract:Background. The relevance of the research topic is due to the growing popularity of the fantasy genre and the insufficient study of the issue of systematizing the means of expressing the magical in fiction.
Purpose. The purpose of the article is to define the essence of the magical, to reveal its cognitive features and means of expression.
Materials and methods. The practical material for the study was the texts of works of the fantasy genre fiction: Wolfhound by M. Semenova, The Mage of Midnight b… Show more
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