The Evil of Patriarchy. On Zygmunt Miłoszewski’s Rageas a Committed Crime Novel Cover Image

Zło patriarchatu. O Gniewie Zygmunta Miłoszewskiego jako kryminale zaangażowanym
The Evil of Patriarchy. On Zygmunt Miłoszewski’s Rageas a Committed Crime Novel

Author(s): Olimpia Orządała
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: crime fiction; domestic violence; Zygmunt Miłoszewski; patriarchy; social com-mitment

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on social commitment in crime fiction. Based on Zygmunt Miłoszewski’s Rage, it discusses the theme of violence against women and that of the criticism of the victim sup-port system. The author of this article proposes the name for a new literary genre – the committed crime novel.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 191-201
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish