Urban Semiotics in Retro-Detective Prose: a Tour of the 19th Century Moscow

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10.2991/ismge-19.2019.44How to use a DOI?

Keywords

urban semiotics; retro-detective prose; cross-genre studies; cultural knowledge; 19th century Moscow

Abstract

The paper discusses the importance of retro-detective prose in gaining cultural knowledge, and focuses on the problem of the nature of the retro component which may be represented by various realities, like gourmet dishes, elements of clothing, personal names, place names, holidays, etc. Structurally, the article falls into three main parts, each of which focuses on a certain aspect of the problem in the question, namely: 1) brings to the surface the importance of cross-genre studies, and reveals the specificity of the detective genre; 2) describes the retro component as an element that penetrates the whole kind of semiotic spaces, and is conspicuous for being multidimensional and capable of uniting different genres; 3) considers examples of how the urban code of 19th century Moscow serves to create the retro component. All in all, the article thoroughly considers the advantages of retro-detective prose as a special kind of writing that not only gives pleasure, excites intellect and provides cultural information but links different semiotic.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Innara Guseynova
AU  - Elena Kosichenko
AU  - Alexey Gorozhanov
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DA  - 2019/07
TI  - Urban Semiotics in Retro-Detective Prose: a Tour of the 19th Century Moscow
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Practical Conference "The Individual and Society in the Modern Geopolitical Environment" (ISMGE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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