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Ковид-19 в литературата: между фикцията, сравненията и дневниковото
Covid-19 in literature: between fiction, comparisons and the diaristics

Author(s): Amelia Licheva
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: pandemic; contemporary; topical; political

Summary/Abstract: The text will attempt to see texts of different genres that seek to make sense of the pandemic experienced. Some of these will be in the genre of diaries and will rely on the documentary, others will be keyed to comparisons with the Spanish flu and the plague, others will open up to the experience as a kind of moral catharsis or anti-utopian visions.Among the authors considered will be Ali Smith, Maggie O'Farrell, Gonzalo M. Tavareš, Zachary Karabashliev, Vladimir Zarev, Teodora Dimova.Literary visions will also be looked at from the perspective of philosophy and futurology.

  • Issue Year: 65/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 369 - 375
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bulgarian