Labyrinth as Mythical Space in Bieguniby Olga Tokarczuk

Anna Larenta

Uniwersytet w Białymstoku


Abstract

This article is an analysis of Olga Tokarczuk’s novel "Bieguni", the main subject of which is movement. Interpretation of the book aims at demonstrating that the image of labyrinth operates in Olga Tokarczuk’s text as a literary motif or “labyrinthness represented” and as “labyrinthness representing” organizing the structure of the work on many planes.

Keywords:

Olga Tokarczuk, geopoetics, space, mythical representation, labyrinth


Published
2014-04-14



Anna Larenta 
Uniwersytet w Białymstoku



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