A review of: Maciej Dajnowski, Groteska w twórczości Stanisława Lema. Gdańsk 2005 Cover Image

Recenzja: Maciej Dajnowski, Groteska w twórczości Stanisława Lema. Gdańsk 2005
A review of: Maciej Dajnowski, Groteska w twórczości Stanisława Lema. Gdańsk 2005

Author(s): Maciej Płaza
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Maciej Dajnowski; Stanisław Lem; Lem's grotesque;

Summary/Abstract: The review discusses Maciej Dajnowski’s book on this branch of Stanisław Lem’s literary creativity which is referred to as grotesque, and which includes e.g. "The Cyberiad", "The Star Diaries", and "Robot Fairy-tales". Dajnowski analyses the ways the grotesque manifest itself in Lem’s texts and the functions it performs, emphasising its cognitive function.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 232-240
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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