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Gołębiowska, Urszula - red. nauk. ; Kubasiewicz, Mirosława - red. nauk.
Tytuł:
The theme of paralysis in "Dubliners 100"
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Temat i słowa kluczowe:
"Dubliners" ; "Dubliners 100" ; Joyce, James (1882-1941) ; paralysis ; modernism
Abstract:
The paper analyses the sources of paralysis in "Dubliners 100", which is a collection of "cover versions", as its editor, Thomas Morris, called them, of James Joyce`s collection. They were written by different authors and published in 2014 to commemorate the centenary of the publication of Joyce`s "Dubliners". The only common denominator they share with one another and their great predecessors is the theme of paralysis. Whereas in Joyce`s "Dubliners" religious motifs are ubiquitous, they are almost absent from "Dubliners 100". ; The question is asked what supplanted religion and the theme of religious guidance and oppression. Subsequently politics is analysed with special emphasis on the sense of disappointment and totally new problems it entails. Personal rigidness is discussed as the main theme of several stories, as well as the constricting impact of Internet addiction. Homoerotic unrequited love and the isolation of an overweight, unattractive hero are poignant reminders of the solitude which one faces in society. The theme of transgression as limiting one`s sense of security is raised in three stories of the collection in the form of sexual perversion, business machinations, excessive drinking and plagiarism. ; The ultimate form of the paralysis gripping the protagonists of Joyce`s "Dubliners" results from a sense of the imminence of death. In the new collection the theme is present, but it is conspicuously avoided in the only short story whose title suggests it should be the main theme.
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Zielona Góra: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
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Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego: Seria Scripta Humana, tom 14