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Virocentric Documentary Narratives with Themes of 'Dark Biology'
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe; Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2020.
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Abstract
- This paper discuses an eco-apocalyptic non-fiction, which can be described as dark biology (referring to dark fantasy, dark science-fiction or noir crime fiction). The analysis is focused on Richard Preston’s, David Quamenn’s, Karl Taro Freenfeld’s and Nathan Wolfe’s medical/scientific nonfiction and heroic-exploratory narratives. The authors of dark narratives about viruses use the motives typical of crime, thriller, horror or sensation fiction. This analysis is set in a context of „dark ecology” — Timothy Morton’s eco-critical project.
- Subjects :
- ecocriticism
virocentric narratives
nonfiction
pandemic literature
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- Language :
- Polish
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......2515..7eb75089f14b9f8c153503e3ecd88c3c