"Breaking Bad" kochanego Stacha. Wokulski jako antybohater

• Authors: Szleszyński Bartłomiej

Title variants

EN

"Breaking Bad" of dear old Stach

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The paper compares two main protagonists from "Lalka" [The Doll] by Bolesław Prus and from the series "Breaking Bad" by Vince Gilligan by indicating evident parallels between them. The figure of Walter White (which is in some way a summary of anti-hero trend in the contemporary series) is also used to present the protagonist of "Lalka" as a certain type of anty-hero and to emphasize debatable problems in his life. The protagonist of the American series becomes a reference point to such issues in Stanisław Wokulski’s biography as making fortune and spending it as well as the determination to achieve one’s goals. The events connected with commissions for Suzin are examined – Bulgarian and Paris episodes – which acquire new meanings, just like the relation between the Pole and the Russian.

Keywords

PL

Bolesław Prus; "Lalka"; Stanisław Wokulski; amerykański serial współczesny; "Breaking Bad"; Walter White

EN

Bolesław Prus; "Lalka" [The Doll]; Stanisław Wokulski; American contemporary series; "Breaking Bad"; Walter White

• 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: 130-149

Contributors

author

Szleszyński Bartłomiej

• Instytut Badań Literackich PAN, Warszawa