The stereotype utilization of a fear-causing beast in dark abyss teams up with Gothicism in a gen... more The stereotype utilization of a fear-causing beast in dark abyss teams up with Gothicism in a general sense. The ever-articulated elements of black horror are claimed to be transformed into the dynamics and requirements of modern life. Claimed to have a critical eye on traditional Gothicism, Joseph Conrad appears to be provocative for the re-analysis of gothic tendencies in his novels. If the objective of horror fiction stipulates the involvement of dangerous and gloomy imprisonment of a victim, we can well also expect such darkness injected into a ‘spy novel’ like The Secret Agent (1907). This paper, thus, deals with the elements of Gothicism such as darkness, silence, domesticity, psychological violence as reflected in the novel, which could be labeled as quite different from the mainstream. Keywords: horror, violence, provocation, darkness, urban, murder.
Nigerian-born priest Uwem Akpan conveys the reader into gruesome chaos and fear in his collection... more Nigerian-born priest Uwem Akpan conveys the reader into gruesome chaos and fear in his collection of five long stories set in war-torn Africa. Stories of abused and battered children are legion, but only few cut as close to the bone as the collection of 5 stories by Uwem Akpan. Told from the perspective of young children, Akpan 's collection leads the reader into heart-piercing brutality of the children 's lives in Africa. Some of them being gritty to the point of causing distress, each story is an account of children awakening to unbelievable horrors and realities of African plight. Evil is dominant in the lives of African children: human society is chaos, and children are sucked down into the heartbreaking scenes just as being sucked down into the maelstrom. When evil comes through the door in the form of human tribal enemies, children become awakened to their plight. The first story, An Ex-mas Feast , looks at a poverty- stricken family that must depend on their young dau...
The clean reading of Durrell’s Aegean travelogues favors the elaboration of memories of travels, ... more The clean reading of Durrell’s Aegean travelogues favors the elaboration of memories of travels, a proper circumstance of getting involved in the cultural milieu of the island of Cyprus. Lawrence Durrell’s travel book Bitter Lemons of Cyprus (1957), which is based on his three-year stay on the island, a sojourn which coincided with the enosis crisis along with value, personal and cultural conflicts shows how representations of cultural and political conflicts are inextricably linked to representation of modern oriental thought. He sees the clashes of tension in living styles of bi-polar society, characters and British politics even though he claims to keep away from British politics. Island’s cultural ideology of ‘melting pot’ has been replaced by bi-culturalism in the recent decades. The novel is an embodiment of cultural identities in cleavages surviving for recognition which also demonstrates a need for the construction of an egalitarian bi-communal society. The novel is told of...
The picaresque novel, as it developed in Spain during the sixteenth century, influenced also mode... more The picaresque novel, as it developed in Spain during the sixteenth century, influenced also modern novels, although it may not contain all the elements of the traditional picaresque genre. This study analyzed the use of picaresque form in The Adventures of Augie March by Bellow in an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of the form in a modern novel. Judging by the characteristics, The Adventures of Augie March exhibited many of the qualities of the traditional picaresque. Augie is a rogue who moves through a series of adventures, which satirize the society he lives in. However, the difference between this modern picaresque and its prototype lies in the purpose of the novel. Augie, unlike the traditional picaro, is searching for a fate which will include both full realization of self and love. Thus, his adventures are steps in his quest rather than self-contained satirical episodes. The analysis of the novel supported the idea that picaresque form is a flexible and resourceful veh...
The stereotype utilization of a fear-causing beast in dark abyss teams up with Gothicism in a gen... more The stereotype utilization of a fear-causing beast in dark abyss teams up with Gothicism in a general sense. The ever-articulated elements of black horror are claimed to be transformed into the dynamics and requirements of modern life. Claimed to have a critical eye on traditional Gothicism, Joseph Conrad appears to be provocative for the re-analysis of gothic tendencies in his novels. If the objective of horror fiction stipulates the involvement of dangerous and gloomy imprisonment of a victim, we can well also expect such darkness injected into a ‘spy novel’ like The Secret Agent (1907). This paper, thus, deals with the elements of Gothicism such as darkness, silence, domesticity, psychological violence as reflected in the novel, which could be labeled as quite different from the mainstream. Keywords: horror, violence, provocation, darkness, urban, murder.
Nigerian-born priest Uwem Akpan conveys the reader into gruesome chaos and fear in his collection... more Nigerian-born priest Uwem Akpan conveys the reader into gruesome chaos and fear in his collection of five long stories set in war-torn Africa. Stories of abused and battered children are legion, but only few cut as close to the bone as the collection of 5 stories by Uwem Akpan. Told from the perspective of young children, Akpan 's collection leads the reader into heart-piercing brutality of the children 's lives in Africa. Some of them being gritty to the point of causing distress, each story is an account of children awakening to unbelievable horrors and realities of African plight. Evil is dominant in the lives of African children: human society is chaos, and children are sucked down into the heartbreaking scenes just as being sucked down into the maelstrom. When evil comes through the door in the form of human tribal enemies, children become awakened to their plight. The first story, An Ex-mas Feast , looks at a poverty- stricken family that must depend on their young dau...
The clean reading of Durrell’s Aegean travelogues favors the elaboration of memories of travels, ... more The clean reading of Durrell’s Aegean travelogues favors the elaboration of memories of travels, a proper circumstance of getting involved in the cultural milieu of the island of Cyprus. Lawrence Durrell’s travel book Bitter Lemons of Cyprus (1957), which is based on his three-year stay on the island, a sojourn which coincided with the enosis crisis along with value, personal and cultural conflicts shows how representations of cultural and political conflicts are inextricably linked to representation of modern oriental thought. He sees the clashes of tension in living styles of bi-polar society, characters and British politics even though he claims to keep away from British politics. Island’s cultural ideology of ‘melting pot’ has been replaced by bi-culturalism in the recent decades. The novel is an embodiment of cultural identities in cleavages surviving for recognition which also demonstrates a need for the construction of an egalitarian bi-communal society. The novel is told of...
The picaresque novel, as it developed in Spain during the sixteenth century, influenced also mode... more The picaresque novel, as it developed in Spain during the sixteenth century, influenced also modern novels, although it may not contain all the elements of the traditional picaresque genre. This study analyzed the use of picaresque form in The Adventures of Augie March by Bellow in an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of the form in a modern novel. Judging by the characteristics, The Adventures of Augie March exhibited many of the qualities of the traditional picaresque. Augie is a rogue who moves through a series of adventures, which satirize the society he lives in. However, the difference between this modern picaresque and its prototype lies in the purpose of the novel. Augie, unlike the traditional picaro, is searching for a fate which will include both full realization of self and love. Thus, his adventures are steps in his quest rather than self-contained satirical episodes. The analysis of the novel supported the idea that picaresque form is a flexible and resourceful veh...
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