The Canon and Canons, or, How to Understand the Notion 'Homosexual Literature'

• Authors: Smieja W.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses the thesis (as postulated by G. Ritz, among others) affirming the presence of 'homosexual tests' in the Polish literary canon. Discussed is the way in which the terms 'homosexual literature' and 'literary canon' function, as well as their reciprocal associations. 'Homosexuality' of a literary piece is discussed against a comparative background and using specific literary examples, in reference to the findings of international and Polish literary studies. The author comes to the conclusion that the notion 'homosexual literature' is situated in an interpretative (rather than literary-historical) order and outside of the literary canon as a traditional concept, whilst not precluding the occurrence of a separate, 'particular' canon of 'homosexual/gay literature'.

Keywords

EN

HOMOSEXUAL LITERATURE; LITERARY CANON; QUEER THEORY

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Teksty Drugie (Second Texts)
• Year: 2008
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 96-116
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Smieja W.

• W. Smieja, no address given, contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA04668929