The language and style of Andrzej Saramonowicz’s novel Pokraj – a reconnaissance Cover Image

Język i styl powieści pt. Pokraj Andrzeja Saramonowicza – rekonesans
The language and style of Andrzej Saramonowicz’s novel Pokraj – a reconnaissance

Author(s): Katarzyna Wyrwas
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, Descriptive linguistics, Polish Literature, Western Slavic Languages, Stylistics, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Polish novel of the 21st century; style; artistic language; parody; satire; intertextuality;

Summary/Abstract: The article as a research reconnaissance contains an analysis of the language and style of Andrzej Saramonowicz’s novel Pokraj. The author discusses selected determinants of the original language of the novel, e.g., vocabulary, metaphors, comparisons, and significant proper names. Much attention was paid to intertextual references, such as the imitation of clearly recognisable forms (drama, film script, radio news, religious texts), recalling texts related to a common theme in the form of a collage and the use of quotes and paraphrases, the accurate reading of which depends on the cultural competence of the readers. The presented analyses show the author’s procedures that build a specific humour, serve criticism, parody, and satire.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: XXXII
  • Page Range: 227-244
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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