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The article is devoted to the consideration the problem of the phenomenon of an unreliable narration in the British intellectual prose of the second half of the twentieth century (Golding, Murdoch). The meaning of the words “narrator”, “unreliable narration” is investigated. The unreliable narration is reviewed based on the example of the novel “Rites of Passage” by Golding (1980). It is noted that the aforementioned work has a vibrant didactic component. It has been found that Golding uses a wide range of narrative techniques. The emphasis is made on the critical analysis by other literary scholars of the novel “Rites of Passage” by Golding. The use of narrative strategies in accordance with the scientific classification by Genette (1980) is investigated. The markers of unreliability of the narrators are emphasized. Attention is focused on the fact that a high degree of unreliability is based on the limited knowledge of the heroes, direct participation in the events, a problematic system of values. It is noted that the unreliability of narration in the novel “Rites of Passage” by Golding forces the reader to doubt not only the narrator but oneself. The use of the narrative method in the intellectual prose of the British writer Iris Murdoch is investi-gated. It has been found that the novel “The Black Prince” by Iris Murdock (2006) is one of the best examples of an unreliable narration. The genre specifics of the novel are emphasized, which combines the forms of the diary, of the memoir and of the confession. In addition, Murdoch creates a narrative strategy, which combines signs of various forms of “I am the narrator” within the framework of one narrative. In addition, “The Black Prince” is a unique model of modern artistic and philosophical metatext genre formation.

The purpose of the academic paper is to establish the effectiveness and students’ assessment of the integrated approach used in the study of world literature for high school students and university students. The research methodology provided for the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches; the experimental method is the basic one in the research; the methods of questioning and observation have been also used. The result of the research is proving the prospects and effectiveness of the introduction of complexity in the methodology of teaching world literature, forasmuch as this approach contributes to the formation of a student-centric environment in the modern educational space of Europe. Studying the effectiveness of modern methods of learning literature is promising due to the fact that these methods can be used comprehensively in order to intensify the study foreign languages in the context of world literature as well as national cultures, in particular.