Nowoczesny homo ludens. Paryski hipodrom w korespondencji Henryka Sienkiewicza
Modern Homo Ludens. Parisian Hippodrome in Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Correspondence
Author(s): Cezary ZalewskiSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Henryk Sienkiewicz; horse races; play in literature
Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the column written by Henryk Sienkiewcz which concerns betting on horse races in Paris in 1878. Roger Caillois’ categories such as mimicry, alea, ilinx and agon, prove that horse racing contains all aspects of modern gambling, which turns it into a relict of dangerous, magical thinking.
Journal: Białostockie Studia Literaturoznawcze
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 109-126
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Polish
