Journey to the heart of darkness: Reflections on apocalypse in “Apocalypse Now” by Francis Ford Coppola and “The Undivine Comedy” by Zygmunt Krasiński Cover Image

Podróż do jądra ciemności. Rozważania o apokalipsie w „Czasie Apokalipsy” Francisa Forda Coppoli i „Nie-Boskiej komedii” Zygmunta Krasińskiego
Journey to the heart of darkness: Reflections on apocalypse in “Apocalypse Now” by Francis Ford Coppola and “The Undivine Comedy” by Zygmunt Krasiński

Author(s): Mateusz Drewniak
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: Apocalypse Now; The Undivine Comedy; Zygmunt Krasiński; Francis Ford Coppola;

Summary/Abstract: The article offers a comparative analysis of two outstanding texts of culture: Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola and The Undivine Comedy by Zygmunt Krasiński in relation to their multifaceted renditions of the apocalypse motif. The text looks at these works from different perspectives examining their protagonists, settings and forms. The analysis presents a revision of their revolutionary potential within and outside of the romantic paradigm. It also touches upon mechanisms governing apocalypse and inscribes them into film, literary and historical studies.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 55-73
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish