Spectacle realism revisited: the depiction of social class and its effect on characters in Elizabeth Strout’s Anything Is Possible.

• Authors: Zalużna-Łuczkiewicz Malina
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article analyses how Elizabeth Strout shows the effect of belonging to a certain social class on characters in Anything Is Possible. It is argued that the location on the social ladder leaves an imprint on them that is difficult, if not impossible, to change. Similarities are drawn between Strout’s collection of stories and fiction called spectacle realism, a term coined by Joseph Dewey to describe a trend in the American literature of the Reagan’s era.

PL

W artykule analizowany jest efekt, jaki na bohaterów To, co możliwe Elizabeth Strout wywiera przynależność do danej klasy społecznej. Autorka dowodzi, że umiejscowienie na drabinie społecznej w trwały sposób wpływa na bohaterów tej prozy. Przeanalizowane są też podobieństwa między zbiorem opowiadań Elizabeth Strout a prozą określaną w języku angielskim jako spectaclerealism. Jest to termin ukuty przez Josepha Deweya na określenie jednego z trendów w literaturze amerykańskiej czasów Reagana.

Keywords

EN

social class; Anything Is Possible; Elizabeth Strout; spectacle realism; Joseph Dewey

PL

klasa społeczna; To, co możliwe; Elizabeth Strout; spectaclerealism; Joseph Dewey

• Publisher: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Chełmie
• Journal: Language. Culture. Politics. International Journal
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 1/2018
• Pages: 107-122

Contributors

author

Zalużna-Łuczkiewicz Malina

• Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Chełmie

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