Figurat e së keqes në letërsinë shqipe
The figure of the villain in Albanian literature

Summary/Abstract: Taking into consideration of the current data, for the concept of the other one -villain- in Albanian folk or written literature, we have many examples of their presence in literature from the antiquity till nowadays. Historically the concept of villain in Albanian history is present from the early ages, in the traditional and oral history, up to contemporary Albanian literature where is more or less present. So while with some of our neighboring nations those figure appear as heroes from the antiquity, in our culture they have a negative connotation, and are considered as concept of the other one-the villain in Albanian literature. So the mythical figure like: Black Knight, Cyclopes, Hades, Dragon, Mummy, Cerberus,Bogeyman, etc. are considered as terrifying figure that cause bad luck, hatred, jealousy, dismay, and great traumas, so they are considered as the foreign element of the other one -the villain.

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