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William Styron’s "Sophie’s Choice" : can "faults" become assets?
Styron
Sophie’s Choice
Holocaust fiction
Styron criticism
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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dc.abstract.en | 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. | pl |
dc.affiliation | Wydział Filologiczny : Instytut Filologii Angielskiej | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Mazur, Zygmunt - 130448 | pl |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-31T08:33:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-31T08:33:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | pl |
dc.date.openaccess | 24 | |
dc.description.accesstime | po opublikowaniu | |
dc.description.number | 2 | pl |
dc.description.physical | 153-161 | pl |
dc.description.publication | 0,55 | pl |
dc.description.version | ostateczna wersja wydawcy | |
dc.description.volume | 10 | pl |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4467/20843933ST.15.013.4104 | pl |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2084-3933 | pl |
dc.identifier.issn | 1897-3035 | pl |
dc.identifier.project | ROD UJ / P | pl |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/23121 | |
dc.language | eng | pl |
dc.language.container | eng | pl |
dc.participation | Mazur, Zygmunt: 100%; | pl |
dc.rights | Dozwolony użytek utworów chronionych | * |
dc.rights.licence | OTHER | |
dc.rights.uri | http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/4dspace/License/copyright/licencja_copyright.pdf | * |
dc.share.type | inne | |
dc.subject.en | Styron | pl |
dc.subject.en | Sophie’s Choice | pl |
dc.subject.en | Holocaust fiction | pl |
dc.subject.en | Styron criticism | pl |
dc.subtype | Article | pl |
dc.title | William Styron’s "Sophie’s Choice" : can "faults" become assets? | pl |
dc.title.journal | Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis | pl |
dc.type | JournalArticle | pl |
dspace.entity.type | Publication |