Review of the monograph Oblicza antybohatera [Faces of the antihero] edited by Mi-
chał Januszkiewicz & Alicja Müller, Instytut Literatury, Kraków 2021 Cover Image

Recenzja książki Oblicza antybohatera pod redakcją Michała Januszkiewicza oraz Alicji Müller, Instytut Literatury, Kraków 2021
Review of the monograph Oblicza antybohatera [Faces of the antihero] edited by Mi- chał Januszkiewicz & Alicja Müller, Instytut Literatury, Kraków 2021

Author(s): Aleksandra Brzostowicz
Subject(s): Book-Review
Published by: Akademia Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w Łodzi
Keywords: antihero; philosophy; culture; literary studies; pop culture; female perspective

Summary/Abstract: The book “Faces of the Antihero” presents a different vision of antiheroes thanis commonly accepted.The aim of the authors of the monograph is to break with the perception of the antihero asa bad and depraved person. Rather, it is a complex, complicated entity. Particularly note-worthy is the theme of comparing an antihero to an ordinary man stripped of heroism.

  • Issue Year: 1/2023
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 133-135
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Polish
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