western imperialism always depicted a biased image of the colonized nations . therefore , portraying th e reality of africa to restore the lost dignity of the natives is one of the aims of postcolonial literature . achebe’s things fall apart is an attempt in this regard . employing postcolonial narratology , the present study examines the relation of the novel ’ s point of view and the concept ...

This work analyzes Antes do passado. O silêncio que vem Araguaia (2012) by Liniane Haag Brum, an account of the author’s search for traces life Cilon Cunha her uncle and godfather, PC B’s militant from 60’s until his disappearance in jungle 70’s. Cilon, different reasons, are victims State violence, which justifies reading passado light reflections on testimonial literature. Like many texts thi...

Emerged as a contemporary form of literary theory in 1980s, New Historicism aims to analyse text considering not only historical but also socio-cultural contexts essential background text. Therefore, keeps its own an approach that reveal the connections between and time it was written, thus facts particular hidden Apart from this, functions lay ground for different analyses aspects. One these s...

The article is devoted to the study of linguistic graphic means and author’s narrative in M. Haddon’s novel «The Curious Incident Dog Night-Time». subject research a polycode artistic text, object functions depicting reality features under study. relevance this work determined by increasing frequency use elements works modern literature, as well relatively small number studies topic. main metho...

Olga Tokarczuk’s Czuły narrator is composed of twelve essays written at different stages her life. In one them she presents original concept ognosis. It denotes a striving for holistic approach to all areas The writer also introduces the category tender who tells story while emphatizing with living or unliving beings, thus viewing (and presenting) world from points view. Tokarczuk speaks about g...

The article discusses the opera-ballad Powrót taty (Father’s return) in a musical edition by Henryk Jarecki with libretto Jan Gołębiowski. Its goal is to present manners of building character and narrative. Apart from characteristic features ballad, text also category an oral poet, “storyteller” dialogue relation (“speaking” instead “talking”.) These are means that gave Mickiewicz’s ballad new ...