The Leviathans in the Television Series ‟Supernatural”

• Authors: Aleksandra Koszela
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper is an attempt to describe leviathans appearing in “Supernatural” TV series in ref­erence to their archetype known from Judeo-Christian tradition. Originally they were portrayed as a fearsome sea monsters which had extraordinary strength. Leviathans known from “Supernatural” are seemingly showing only slight resemble to monsters known from holy scriptures or legends. They look like people and — if they want to — they can blend in and behave like a normal mortal. However, they have a lot in common with archaic image of this monsters: cruelty, brutality and arro­gance that leviathans manifest to the human kind make them the epitome of chaos and the example of original Evil.

Keywords

EN

leviathans; Supernatural; Holy Bible; american TV series

PL

lewiatany; Nie z tego świata; Biblia; serial amerykański

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego
• Journal: Literatura i Kultura Popularna
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 22
• Pages: 101-109

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Koszela

• University of Wrocław