Myszy przeciw łasicom, ludziom i żabom. O funkcji kontrastu w przedstawieniu przeciwników i kreowaniu akcji w Batrachomyomachii
Mice Against Weasels, Humans and Frogs. On the Function of Contrast in Presenting Opponents and Creating Action in Batrachomyomachia

Author(s): Jakub Zbądzki
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Batrachomyomachia; Homer; Hellenistic Literature; Mock Epic; Intertextuality
Summary/Abstract: The work aims to present how the author of Batrachomyomachia used the contrast to illustrate the differences between the sides of the battle in the poem (while also reaching for other creatures), which lead directly to the war. It was noticed that the contrast between them served as a casus belli: the differences under-pin prejudices, and they determine the recognition of the accident as a deliberate attack on mice. There were also showed sources of humour based on contrasts: inter-texts parodying the Greek epics or myths, and the construction of the catalogue of enemies, in which frogs take over the negative traits of usual mice foes.

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