Naslov
Duality in novels and films about pandemics

Autori
Miščin, Evelina ; Pufek, Paula

Izvornik
Logos & Littera (2336-9884) 8 (2021); 1-13

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
pandemics ; fiction ; film ; The Stand ; Twelve Monkeys

Sažetak
Both literature and films have been dealing with a disease outbreak for a long time. This paper will deal with the metaphorical aspect of viruses especially in the view of today’s pandemics. First, a brief overview of such novels and films will be given starting with Daniel Defoe and his A Journal of the Plague Year and films such as Twelve Monkeys, Contagion, Outbreak. The emphasis will not be on the virus itself but on its metaphorical meaning and the duality in novels and films – e.g. between good and evil, order and chaos. The paper will mostly focus on the novels The Stand by Stephen King, and the film Twelve Monkeys. The main idea which connects them all would be a virus as a metaphor, the end of humanity, and the everlasting fight between Good and Evil.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Znanost o umjetnosti, Filmska umjetnost (filmske, elektroničke i medijske umjetnosti pokretnih slika), Književnost

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