Impuls kontrfaktyczny a pamięć kulturowa. Historie alternatywne jako narodowe imaginarium
Counterfactual Impulse and Cultural Memory. Alternate History as National Imaginarium
Author(s): Magdalena GóreckaSubject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Ośrodek Badawczy Facta Ficta
Keywords: allohistory; alternate history; counterfactuality; memory studies; cultural memory; Quietus; Jacek Inglot; Krzyżacki poker; Dariusz Spychalski
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to sketch the perspectives for studying alternate history genre in the context of memory studies, especially the category of cultural memory. The text presents the basic elements of the methodological apparatus and the central interpretative thesis according to which the tendency of allohistorical novels to reduct historiosophical reflection is conditioned by memory mechanisms. The connection between the aesthetics of the genre and its memorial strategies is shown through the analysis of two Polish alternate history novels: Quietus by Jacek Inglot and Krzyżacki poker by Dariusz Spychalski.
Journal: Creatio Fantastica
- Issue Year: 60/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 59-74
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish