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• Title:
  Cathartic Paths of the Gothic in Ciemno, prawie noc by Joanna Bator
• Creator:
  Łowczanin, Agnieszka
• Contributor:
  University of Lodz;
  agnieszka.lowczanin@uni.lodz.pl
• Description:
  The aim of this paper is to investigate how the Gothic is employed in Joanna Bator’s novel Ciemno, prawie noc [Dark, Almost Night]. I frame my analysis on the author’s assertion that “Poland is a horror,” exploring firstly how the Gothic serves as an aesthetic framework that intertwines different time periods and family histories within the narrative. Secondly, I examine its role in grounding these temporal layers within the specific geographical location of Wałbrzych, which itself assumes a villain-like presence in the novel. I argue that Bator adapts the Gothic tradition for cathartic purposes, particularly in narrating transgenerational traumas. This approach enables the expression and understanding of a fractured past, potentially fostering a process of healing.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
• Date:
  2024.12.16;
  2024.11.28
• Type:
  Article
• Language:
  English
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Relation:
  Text Matters: A Journal of Literature, Theory and Culture;14
• Subject:
  Joanna Bator;
  the Gothic;
  new urban Gothic;
  trauma;
  catharsis
• Identifier:
  2083-2931;
  http://hdl.handle.net/11089/53967 ;
  2084-574X;
  10.18778/2083-2931.14.06
• Data provider:
  Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
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  image