Polskie urban fantasy. Szkic o mieście i miejskości
Polish urban fantasy. An essay about the city and urbanity
Author(s): Barbara Szymczak-MaciejczykSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Rural and urban sociology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: urban fantasy; paranormal romance; popculture; Polish prose; city;
Summary/Abstract: Urban fantasy is attracting more attention from readers, but scientific papers about it still do not appear often enough. The aim of the present article is to specify where urban fantasy originates from, what its constitutive features are, and how this subgenre is changing the way the city is described. Genre similarities with crime fiction, a change in the city paradigm, and the influence of urban legends on urban fantasy are indicated. Moreover, the relationship between the heyday of urban fantasy and the spatial turn is outlined.
Journal: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Poetica
- Issue Year: 9/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 183-196
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish