A Maze of the Living and the Dead: Mythologisation of the Space of Olšany Cemetery in the Trilogy “Trýznivé město” by Daniela Hodrová Cover Image

Labirynt żywych i umarłych. Mitologizacja przestrzeni Cmentarza Olszańskiego w trylogii Tryznivé město Danieli Hodrovej
A Maze of the Living and the Dead: Mythologisation of the Space of Olšany Cemetery in the Trilogy “Trýznivé město” by Daniela Hodrová

Author(s): Zuzanna Woszczerowicz
Subject(s): Czech Literature
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Daniela Hodrová; Tryznivé město; Czech literature; cemetery; labyrinth; myth; space;

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to the issue of the mythologisation of the space of Olšany Cemetery performed by Daniela Hodrová in her trilogy Trýznivé město (City of Torment). The article consists of two parts: the first one is a theoretical introduction about the concepts of myth, cemetery and maze, and the cultural connection between them. The second part contains an analysis of Olšany Cemetery as presented in the trilogy. Hodrová depicts the cemetery as a kind of mythical space which has the nature of a maze, where the living and the dead both share the fate of being prisoners.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 1-14
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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