Dickens, Drood i domysły

• Authors: Budrewicz Aleksandra

Title variants

EN

Dickens, Drood, and speculations

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses a wide range of adaptations and paraphrases of an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens entitled "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (1870). These 'variations' can be divided into continuations of the plot of the novel, as well as scholars’ and readers’ investigations into the mysterious disappearance of the eponymous character. These “solutions” started to appear right after Dickens’s sudden death, and they have been published ever since. The article offers a chronological presentation and the discussion of the texts which refer to "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". Some of the theatrical and film adaptations are mentioned. Polish reception of the novel is also given some attention, although the main focus for the author is the way "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" has been appropriated and adapted, and the extent to which it challenged readers’ responses to the novel.

Keywords

PL

adaptacja; literatura wiktoriańska; parafraza; powieść detektywistyczna

EN

adaptation; detective novel; paraphrase; Victorian literature

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski / Instytut Badań Literackich PAN
• Journal: Napis. Pismo poświęcone literaturze okolicznościowej i użytkowej
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 22: Warunkiem trwałości jest przemiana. Parafrazy, kontynuacje i aluzje literackie
• Pages: 106-129

Contributors

author

Budrewicz Aleksandra

• Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. KEN, Kraków