The subject of this work is Lithuanian historical novel transformation. (P. Dirgela‘s „Kingdom“) In this work Lithuanian paradigm transformation of Lithianian historical novel is analyzed. Basic attention is commited to P. Dirgela‘s novels cycle „Kingdom“, which was written in 20 century. This influental work hardly ever investigated in Lithuanian literature and criticism. Reviewing Lithuanian historical novel evolution, innovation of „Kingdom“ in Lithuanian prose context is emphasized. „Kingdom“ deconstructs traditional Lithuanian historical paradigm, promoted historical distantion clearness. P. Dirgela‘s work introduces historical implications of Lithuanian past, though author`s and reader`s close time is determined. It is the first decade of independent Lithuania. Historical plane there assumes new literary expression forms. P.Dirgela‘s novel is the complicated „postmodern“ structure work, in which each part is developing new statehood process and it`s present poetic expression aspects. Historical dimension is raised as structure of work, author`s and reader`s found stories and nowadays connection , analogues, phenomenological time providence. „Kingdom“ is the unique piece both in Lithuanian and in the whole historical prose. The work reveals such new prose position, represents open retrospective providence, join modern and postmodern literary expression means. Task of master`s work contains introduction and three sections: „Lithuanian historical novel in... [to full text]