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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Литературоведение. Журналистика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-9220</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-9247</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">42287</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-9220-2024-29-4-673-684</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">QDUIKJ</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>LITERARY CRITICISM</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Литературоведение</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Meaningful miracles: Unraveling eucatastrophe in the select fantasy fiction of J.K. Rowling</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Значимые чудеса: раскрытие эвкатастрофы в фэнтезийной саге Джоан Роулинг</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8139-1098</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Metla</surname><given-names>Swathi</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Метла</surname><given-names>С.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Assistant Professor of the Department of English</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ассистент профессора английского языка</p></bio><email>swathi_m@vnrvji.et</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5618-7888</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sudha Devi</surname><given-names>Yu. V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Судха Деви</surname><given-names>Ю. В.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Assistant Professor of the Department of English</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ассистент профессора кафедры английского языка</p></bio><email>sudhadevi_yv@vnrvji.et</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Инженерно-технологический институт имени Вигнаны Джиоти</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-12-31" publication-format="electronic"><day>31</day><month>12</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>29</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">MAGICAL AND HORRIBLE IN LITERATURE</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ВОЛШЕБНОЕ И СТРАШНОЕ В ЛИТЕРАТУРЕ</issue-title><fpage>673</fpage><lpage>684</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-01-02"><day>02</day><month>01</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Metla S., Sudha Devi Y.V.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Метла С., Судха Деви Ю.В.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Metla S., Sudha Devi Y.V.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Метла С., Судха Деви Ю.В.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/42287">https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/42287</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The Harry Potter series is the story of Harry, an orphan-hero, who is on the quest of self-discovery; it unfolds through a series of adventures he goes on with his friends at Hogwarts. The series falls into a fuzzy set - a blend of genres - Bildungsroman, fantasy tale, mystery thriller, crossover tale, children’s literature, gothic tale, and quest romance. Harry’s journey of growing up is narrated with thrilling rigour and crafted with care by J.K. Rowling; the novels are imbued with warmth, inclusivity and fun. This led to her fame, recognition and success. These novels culminate in good triumphing over evil which is a trademark of high fantasy. This phenomenon is called “poetic justice” - a term coined by Thomas Rhymer. The paper attempts to locate and analyse the Eucatastrophe which is defined by JRR Tolkien as “the sudden joyous “turn” …a sudden and miraculous grace: never to be counted on to recur”. Several instances of Eucatastrophes from the seven novels are chosen and decoded to be studied in line with how they facilitate making certain events believable or how the story evolves; they add hope, tension and often edge to the narrative. Textual and thematic analyses are used in the study to articulate the observations and underpinnings.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Сага о Гарри Поттере - это история Гарри, героя-сироты, который находится в поисках самопознания. Повествование разворачивается как череда приключений, которые случаются с ним и его друзьями в школе Хогвартс. Сага представляет собой сложный набор жанров: Bildungsroman, фантастическая сказка, детективный триллер, кроссовер, детская литература, готическая сказка и романтический квест. Путь взросления Гарри рассказан с захватывающими подробностями и мастерством; романы пропитаны теплотой, инклюзивностью и весельем, что и стало причиной успеха писательницы и читательского признания. Кульминация романов - победа добра над злом, что является визитной карточкой высокого фэнтези. Данная особенность произведения была определена как «поэтическая справедливость» - термин Томаса Раймера. Цель исследования - попытка обнаружить и проанализировать эвкатас трофу, которую Дж.Р.Р. Толкиен определяет как внезапный радостный «поворот», неожиданную и чудесную благодать, на повторение которой нельзя рассчитывать никогда. Несколько примеров эвкатастроф из семи романов выбраны и расшифрованы для изучения в соответствии с тем, как они помогают сделать определенные события правдоподобными, как развивается история; они добавляют надежду, напряжение и часто остроту повествованию. В исследовании используется текстовый и тематический анализ, чтобы сформулировать наблюдения и обоснования.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>fantasy</kwd><kwd>genre</kwd><kwd>narration</kwd><kwd>poetic justice</kwd><kwd>identity</kwd><kwd>Bildungsroman</kwd><kwd>Fairy tale</kwd><kwd>Bildungsroman</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>фэнтези</kwd><kwd>жанр</kwd><kwd>нарратив</kwd><kwd>поэтическая справедливость</kwd><kwd>личность</kwd><kwd>сказка</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Apter, T.E. (1989). Fantasy literature: An Approach to Reality. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Barratt, B. (2012). The Politics of Harry Potter. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B3"><label>3.</label><mixed-citation>James, E., &amp; Mendlesohn, F. (Ed.) (2012). 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