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Проблемът с/на човека в разказите на Светослав Минков
The Problem with/of People in Svetoslav Minkov’s Short Stories

Author(s): Mariya Georgieva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Bulgarian Literature, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: post-human; psychological motivation; transhumanism; horror; uncanny

Summary/Abstract: This article explores the psychological motivation behind the satirization of the human being in Svetoslav Minkov`s short stories. The relation between ideology of transhumanism and the effect of the uncanny is examined through the idea of becoming post-human. Lovecraft`s stories are considered as relating to the meaning of construction of the uncanny.

  • Issue Year: 6/2020
  • Issue No: 1 (11)
  • Page Range: 84-93
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bulgarian