Polsko‑amerykańskie różnice i podobieństwa kulturowe oraz ich odzwierciedlenia w utworach Stefana Grabińskiego, Edgara Allana Poego i Howarda Phillipsa Lovecrafta
Polish and American cultural similarities and differences and their reflections in the works of Stefan Grabiński, Edgar Allan Poe and Howard Phillips Lovecraft

Author(s): Tomasz Rożkiewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: cultural similarities and differences; in‑text world creation; cultural perception
Summary/Abstract: Edgar Allan Poe, Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Stefan Grabiński were, without a doubt, great writers. Their short stories are a models for currently known genres of horror literature. But there are important and often forgotten about differences between their writings, which are visible in their cultural aspect. Although Poe and Lovecraft were both Americans, their short stories show a lot of differences. That being said, those are a result of the times they lived in and geographical differences (parts of United States, where they lived and worked in). For Lovecraft – it was New England, for Poe – Baltimore and northern states. Grabiński’s works are somewhat similar to Poe’s – they both prefer more traditional, gothicapproach, but there are also a few consistencies between him and Lovecraft. This world creation is only one aspect of their writings, but it clearly shows cultural similarities and differences between them. That’s why I made this excerpt a main topic of this article.

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