Тhe origins and development of the motif of the plague in a European literary context Cover Image

Geneza motiva kuge u evropskom kontekstu
Тhe origins and development of the motif of the plague in a European literary context

Author(s): Lidija Čolević
Subject(s): Comparative Study of Literature, Philology
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: plague; European literature; epidemic; history; politics; apocalyptic fiction; images of plague;

Summary/Abstract: The plague represents a universal theme that acquired throughout times different interpretations. The plague theme is present in many literatures and as it results from the texts that we refer to from different times (the ancient Greek drama, the middle ages cases of plague, the Renaissance, the modern literature and the contemporary literature), it didn't lose its actuality. The present paper represents a contribution to the interdisciplinary study of the plague theme in the European literary, cultural and historical context.

  • Issue Year: LIII/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 111-119
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Serbian