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Non-thematic issues always represent a challenge, mostly premised on defining and constructing a subtle thread that would, at least apparently, unify all of the numerous submitted papers, thoughts and opinions about a variety of different subjects. Sometimes the final product, the metaphoric body of our journal, is a harmonious and perhaps even optimistic reading of cultural, social and literary phenomena, while on some other occasions the projected and articulated themes and ideas tend to be a bit harsher, stronger and more explicit in their nature. Such is the issue in front of you; in spite of the cheerful and celebratory time of the year, the segment dedicated to culture and literature is defined by the somewhat gloomy overtones of the presented ideas, merging silently with the foreboding shadows and the unfriendly figure insidiously dominating our cover. However, the articulated themes and analyses, while inclined toward the darker states and altered perceptions of reality, still form a rich tapestry of research and scrutiny, actively and significantly contributing to contemporary debates on the subjects at hand....
Knjiga Mirne Sindičić Sabljo, utemeljena na autoričinoj doktorskoj disertaciji iz 2013. godine, kako i naslov precizira, predstavlja sustavan, a treba pridodati i osobito temeljit, uvid u šezdesetogodišnju kazališnu, književno-povijesnu i kritičku recepciju iznimno važnog i vrlo utjecajnog odvjetka novije francuske dramsko-kazališne povijesti, u širem kontekstu poznatijem pod uopćenim Esslinovim terminom "teatar apsurda" koji okuplja niz, više ili manje srodnih, dramatičara iz Europe, ali i Sjeverne Amerike. Premda se pojam "teatar apsurda" udomaćio u hrvatskoj kritičarskoj i znanstvenoj terminologiji, autorica se ipak radije priklanja pojmovniku francuske književne kritike koja koristi termin Le Nouveau Théâtre naglašavajući kako nije riječ o sinonimima. Navedeni termin naime pod svoje okrilje okuplja dramske autore "koji su pisali na francuskom jeziku, između 1947. i 1968. godine, a koji se ne mogu vezati uz tradiciju francuskoga bulevarskog, politički angažiranog ili literarno-filoz...
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i tako čitava života.(Boscalt)Misaelu AlermuU cik zore, kada se prođu Sobrebosc i Teieda, vidi se kako izlazi tekst, sjajan i velikih ruku, koji crtamo ili pišemo, koji hoda i vidi nas gdje dolazimo.No, kada se smrači, diže se i sve nam obavije; i kreće se među stablima, ne bi li mu pokazao puteve i mjesta na kojima se krije.Víctoru SunyoluMost je, ili ne, tek prijelaz, da, prijelaz, koji postavljaš jer želiš preko rijeke, pa uzimaš trupce i brezovu koru i nešto kamenja i odjednom to više nisu trupci ni brezova kora ni kamenje: to je most, ili ne, tek prijelaz, da, prijelaz.Postavio si ga da bio prešao preko i da zatim padne; no ispada da si prešao rijeku i da si na istoj strani kao i prije pa sad tražiš još trupaca i breza i kamenja…[FRAGMENT]Joanu Ferreru GracijiKada spusti se Noć, stvari se približavaju i nalikuju jedna drugoj; no, kada svane Dan, malo pomalo, nalikujući jedna drugoj, odvajaju se, kao stabla od zemlje ili riječi od tijela.Za Mariliin Vassenin
The paper examines some of the Gothic features used in character development in William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! and Toni Morrison’s Beloved, and explores how the two novels complement each other to form a comprehensive picture of the American South around the Civil War. In the traditions of Gothic realism and postcolonial Gothic respectively, the authors describe the 19th-century South as populated with supernatural beings: demoniac slaveholders, monsters who try to fight oppression, zombies whose souls have been devoured by the oppressive system, ghosts and revenants who return to haunt their wrongdoers, and hybrids whose transgressive nature is feared by the oppressors and the oppressed alike.Keywords: American Gothic, American South, character development, slavery, hybrids, monsters, ghostsEven though, as Allan Lloyd Smith points out in his survey of the 19th-century American Gothic, American writers like James Fenimore Cooper and Nathaniel Hawthorne complained that the New Wor...
This paper begins by offering a brief overview of the popular culture narrative Crimson Peak (2015), directed by Guillermo del Toro. The analysis focuses on the most compelling Gothic trope del Toro reintroduces, the proverbial mansion, simultaneously displaying Freud’s heimlich and unheimlich elements, oppressing and liberating its inhabitants. Since the narrative revolves around two female protagonists, Lucille Sharpe and Edith Cushing, the paper also refers to feminist socio-cultural perspectives on space, primarily Gillian Rose’s and Shelley Mallett’s, in order to understand the position of the two protagonists within the decidedly Gothic space. This paper aims to emphasize that Lucille’s liberation as the mistress of the house is illusory regardless of the fact that she is represented as the embodiment of domestic corruption. It is precisely because she is a sexually active woman and a disruptor of the patriarchal order that she must ultimately be punished. Even though del Toro su...
