Феномен дома в готической традиции (на примере рассказов Эдгара Аллана По и Стефана Грабинского)
The phenomenon of the house in Gothic tradition (based on stories by Edgar Alan Poe and Stefan Grabinski)
Author(s): Jelena TarasowaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Gothic style; house phenomenon; castle; transformation; supernatural; horror
Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the motif of a house in Gothic literary tradition, where the image of the castle-house is fundamental. Based on an example of stories by E.A. Poe and S. Grabinski it is shown that the motif of a house is closely connected with main characters’ spiritual life. Physical and psychological crisis, inner harmony imbalance of “I – home” can lead to the transformation of an individual, to his degradation, it can induce the feeling of horror.
Journal: Białorutenistyka Białostocka
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 267-280
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Russian