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INSIDE A DEADLY CIRCLE. KOJI SUZUKI'S 'RING' AS A VARIANT OF GOTHIC NOVEL (W smiercionosnym kregu. 'Ring' Kojiego Suzukiego jako wariant powiesci grozy)

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Olkusz K.
Przegląd Orientalistyczny
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2010
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issue 1-2 (232-233)
76-86
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The article discusses the relation of Koji Suzuki's novel 'Ring' to the western model of gothic fiction. Genologically, the work certainly belongs to gothic fiction, as it contains all the necessary components typical for this genre. Its structure contains, among other things, such elements as the duality of the presented world and topoi characteristic for gothic fiction: the infectiousness of evil, the figure of 'the Other' as a manifestation of numinousness, the motif of a curse or a ghost seeking revenge. The concept of evil presented in the novel reflects stereotypical fears of civilisation and is closely connected with the feeling of isolation of an individual in a crowd and the belief in the destructive influence of technology. The tape with the virus is a manifestation of evil, but at the same time it is also a symbol of impotence of man against dark powers and his or her own weaknesses.
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