In a post‑industrial society, the constant acquisition of new knowledge, skills, and abilities is in high demand, and it affects the format of their acquisition. The concept of infotainment (“information” + “entertainment”) appeared and was initially used in a negative context in the 1980s in the United States. Today, it refers to a way of mastering certain information in the shortest possible time, with minimal effort, due to the involvement of not only verbal but also visual components in learning. Isotexts began to appear on the global book market, including the Russian book market, two or three decades ago. They include comics, manga, graphic novels, picture books, prints, posters, cartoons, and other hand‑drawn narratives, on the grounds that the narration in them is based on a visual sequence. Isotexts address different age groups (children and adults) and serve various purposes (entertaining, cognitive, and educational). The article examines the peculiarities of the perception of classical literary works in modern society using the example of four isotexts based on F.M. Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment. The purpose of the article is to explore the sociocultural aspects of the perception of classical works in a post‑industrial society.
perception; modern society; post‑industrial society; Russian literature; classical literary works; infotainment; graphic novel; graphic guide; manga; comic; F.M. Dostoevsky; novel Crime and Punishment