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William Styron’s Sophie’s Choice: Can “faults” become assets?

Data publikacji: 30.12.2015

Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2015, Volume 10, Issue 2, s. 153 - 161

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843933ST.15.013.4104

Autorzy

Zygmunt Mazur
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Polska, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków
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Tytuły

William Styron’s Sophie’s Choice: Can “faults” become assets?

Abstrakt

The article examines critical responses to Styron’s controversial novel Sophie’s Choice, and argues that precisely those aspects of the novel that have been the most severely criticized – the sudden changes in narrative technique, the mixing of different genres, the parallels between Poland and America, the comparisons between a slave plantation and a concentration camp, as well as the use of atypical characters – are exactly what makes the novel powerful. Those “faults” serve a universalizing function. The strength of the novel, and its lasting impact, stem from the fact that it is ultimately a moral book.
 

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Informacje

Informacje: Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2015, Volume 10, Issue 2, s. 153 - 161

Typ artykułu: Oryginalny artykuł naukowy

Tytuły:

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William Styron’s Sophie’s Choice: Can “faults” become assets?

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William Styron’s Sophie’s Choice: Can “faults” become assets?

Autorzy

Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Polska, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków

Publikacja: 30.12.2015

Status artykułu: Otwarte __T_UNLOCK

Licencja: Żadna

Udział procentowy autorów:

Zygmunt Mazur (Autor) - 100%

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Języki publikacji:

Angielski