In this paper the Romantic ballet Giselle (1841) is used as a case study through which to examine the themes of madness and death. Giselle is a heartrending story of the intertwining of love and death. It is argued that Giselle is an evocative example of narratives of hysteria and suicide, and literature in the field of medical history is drawn upon to demonstrate the relations between the cult...

George Eliot, well-known as one of greatest realists in the 19th century, weaves multiple narratives her representative work Middlemarch, presenting vividly realistic picture society between 1829 and 1832. The narrative clue love affair Dorothea, Casaubon Will Ladislaw permeates whole story, which attracts attention numerous scholars with fruitful, inspirational studies. However, few numbers de...

The paper is devoted to Mask (Maska) by Stanisław Lem, one of the best known short stories in literary output this Polish novelist. main goal article discuss intertextuality tale which evokes many contexts, ranging from mythology, through medieval and baroque poetry, contemporary science fiction artworks. recognizes a large variety problems, such as definition humanity, human gender sexuality, ...

Orient and oriented character with the rare features and brilliant beauty attract the romantic writers. This attractiveness becomes more widespread in the works of creators of Russian historical novels particularly in long story “Sins by whom?“. This work has integrated in it several conflicting objectives. Attempting to depict realistic image in the work with the evident tension to...