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Modele wiejsko-prowincjonalnej arkadii i jej funkcje we współczesnej polskiej powieści dla kobiet

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Marecki Z.
Świat Tekstów. Rocznik Słupski
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2014
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issue 12
57-71
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The Polish popular novel for women, which has had its heyday since 1989, serves two main functions: it is intended to entertain and to give comfort (therapeutic function). These commercial novels are written by women, for women and about women with a view to providing consolation and to making readers feel immersed (at least in the course of reading) in a better world. Most of such novels typically feature female pro-tagonists, who, having found themselves at a crossroads, decide to leave the big cities and retreat to the countryside or suburban areas, where they can connect with nature and create their private asylums, or their own Arcadias. As I demonstrate in my analysis, their Arcadias may be either purely symbolic (Katarzyna Grochola) or created both to portray idyllic spaces (Małgorzata Kalicińska) and to highlight and praise their regional character (Katarzyna Enerlich). Against this main tendency, there are examples of anti-Arcadias (e.g., Prowincja by Barbara Kosmowska), which naturally complement the positive renditions of the myth. Remarkably, however, the above mentioned novelists in essence do not aim at resolving any existential dilemmas, but instead seek to compose well-constructed stories that would meet up their target readers’ expectations. In this context, it seems justified to argue that it is mainly for commercial reasons that the Arcadian myth is so frequently invoked and recycled in the Polish popular novel for women: escapist novels are simply more likely to sell well, as evidenced by the tremendous popularity of Harlequin novels.
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