ARTFUL ANALYSIS OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS IN JAN JOHANIDES' FICTIONS (THE CRIME OF A SHY LESBIAN, THE BLACK FROST, PUNISHING CRIME) (Slovak title - below)

• Authors: Csiba Karol
• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

(Title in Slovak - 'Rafinovana analyza zlocinov a trestov v prozach Jana Johanidesa (Zlocin plachej lesbicky, Holomraz, Trestajuci zlocin)'). The article focused on the motif of crime. Because of the motif some of Jan Johanides' fictions concern a basic plot typical for the detective genre. The article doesn't mean to interfere a discussion on the history and rules of the genre. Instead of that the intention is to identify some features of crime literature influencing in various ways and intensity and semantic field of the researched fictions. Their form the norm overlaps of the popular writings and it still keeps character of fine literature that becomes a demonstration of auctorial opinions and attitudes. The moral issue is a specific feature of the reflections.

Keywords

EN

CRIME; DETECTIVE GENRE; FICTION; JOHANIDES JAN; SLOVAK LITERATURE

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Institute of Slovak Literature, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenská literatúra (Slovak Literature)
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 5-6
• Pages: 470-473
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Csiba Karol

• Karol Csiba, Ustav slovenskej literatury SAV, Konventna 13, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic; www.uslit.sav.sk/slovlit.htm

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10SKAAAA08567