Metropolis as the source of fears in the context of popular literature (anthology “Mify megapolisa”) Cover Image

Мегаполис как источник страхов в перспективе массовой литературы (антология „Мифы мегаполиса”)
Metropolis as the source of fears in the context of popular literature (anthology “Mify megapolisa”)

Author(s): Joanna Radosz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: metropolis; fear; contemporary speculative fiction; urban legends; popular literature

Summary/Abstract: The anthology Myths of Megapolis (Mify megapolisa), published in 2007, due to the variety of the presented short stories shows various perspectives of the metropolis' life and the fears of its citizens. The article discusses and classifies these fears and analyses their connection with the substance of the metropolis itself.

  • Issue Year: 44/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 255-265
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian