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The Ambiguous Identity of a Dog as a Mongrelized Storyteller in John Berger's King (1999)
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2015)
The dog named King, the central character and narrator of John Berger’s “King” published in
1999, is the offshoot of many apparently incongruent genre conventions as well as the
offspring of the ambivalent prejudice and ...
A review of Emma Wilby’s The Visions of Isobel Gowdie: Magic, Witchcraft and Dark Shamanism in Seventeenth-Century Scotland (Sussex University Press, 2010)
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2015)
Laying Bare: Agamben, Chandler, and The Responsibility to Protect
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2015)
This paper demonstrates the hidden similarities between Raymond Chandler’s prototypical
noir The Big Sleep, and the United Nations Responsibility to Protect (R2P) document. By taking
up the work of philosopher Giorgio ...
Subverting the Gaze, Seducing with the Bible: A Study of Oscar Wilde's Salomé
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2014)
The present article engages with the eponymous character of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé and
focuses on her subversion of the patriarchal rules, and on her attempts at seducing the
prophet Jokanaan. Wilde’s Salomé becomes “an ...
The Power of Poetic Praxis in the Literature of Pat Mora and Ana Castillo
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2015)
Chicana literary work is predominantly characterized by poetry. Lyrical poetic phrases are
interwoven into Chicanas’ short stories, novels, theoretical, and critical essays. Why poetry?
What is distinct about poetry as ...
Intertextuality of C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2014)
The Chronicles of Narnia has an established position in the canon of children’s literature.
However, what on the surface is a fairy tale involving adventures and magic; with children,
kings, talking beasts, and wood ...
“Reread me backwards”: Deciphering the Past in Elizabeth Bowen’s The Heat of the Day
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2016)
Set during the midst of the London Blitz, Elizabeth Bowen’s The Heat of the Day revolves
around a narrative of espionage, but unlike many novels from the spy genre, it refuses to
disclose all of its secrets. Instead, the ...
Whodunit to Irene Adler? From “the Woman” to “the Dominatrix” – on the Transformation of the Heroine in the Adapting Process and Her Representation in the Sherlock Miniseries
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2014)
One of the peculiar characteristics of the Sherlock Holmes fandom is that it has always had a
tendency to blow innuendos in Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories out of proportion. One might
argue that such is the case of Irene ...
Intertextual Adaptability of the Character of Sherlock Holmes from Literature to Film Production
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2014)
This study explores the theme of intertextuality and adaptation between literature and film on the basis of Sherlock Holmes, the 19th/20th-century character conceived by Arthur Conan Doyle. It shows how the character has ...
Retelling Orpheus: Orpheus in the Renaissance
(Department of Studies in Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature, University of Łódź, 2014)
This paper examines the importance of the Orpheus myth during the English Renaissance. The
Orpheus myth was one of the most common mythic intertexts of the period due to the fact
that we could see the very story of Orpheus ...