Classical Children's Writers of the 20th Century: Synthesis of Genres in the Formation of the Value System of Coordinates

Abstract

The article examines the problem of synthesis of arts and intraliterary synthesis in the dynamics of children's literature in the twentieth century. It shows how the dominant tendencies in culture in general and in art literature at the turn of XIX–XX centuries are realized in the children's literature and in the book for children in the  XX th century. That is why the aim of the given work is to determine, which genres and genre forms combination became the most productive in art formation of spiritual and moral priorities for personality formation, which methods combination allows to form ideal and example for child and teenager to imitate. The subject of the article is a complex of artistic techniques, which indicates the role of genre interaction and convergence
of genres of fine arts and literature in the book for children and teenagers, which became defining in the XX–th century. At the same time they are prognostic and necessary for the development of modern children's prose. The outcome of this article is a clear identification of the techniques that strive for synthesis in children's prose, which have encouraged children to read with interest the works addressed to them. It is undoubtedly important to point out the effectiveness of those processes that took place within children's literature, and how these techniques contributed to the formation of new synthetic genres in children's culture.