Dreaming in Fire and Working in Clay : The Problem of
Translating Ideas into Words in Arthur Machen’s

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Dreaming in Fire and Working in Clay : The Problem of Translating Ideas into Words in Arthur Machen’s "The Great God Pan"

VALENTOVÁ, Eva

Základní údaje

Originální název

Dreaming in Fire and Working in Clay : The Problem of Translating Ideas into Words in Arthur Machen’s "The Great God Pan"

Autoři

VALENTOVÁ, Eva

Vydání

Brno Studies in English, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2017, 0524-6881

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/17:00097741

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5817/BSE2017-1-12

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85029481765

Klíčová slova anglicky

Arthur Machen; Decadence; The Great God Pan; horror; abject; Nature

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 12. 3. 2018 14:52, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The present article explores Arthur Machen’s (1863–1947) influential work "The Great God Pan" (1894) in terms of the discrepancy between Machen’s original aim in writing the novella, which was expressing the sublime feelings he experienced when he beheld the valley of Usk in his native Wales – and the result, a horror tale where Pan seems to embody the ultimate evil. Taking into account the original idea, as well as the final rendition problematises the idea of a sinister Pan, making him more ambiguous. First, the final version of “The Great God Pan” is analysed in terms of its Decadent features, as well as its effect on the reader, features that placed it in the horror genre. Subsequently, a contrasting way of reading is offered that considers the circumstances that gave rise to the novella. From this reading, Pan emerges as a transcendent spirit of Nature rather than an embodiment of evil.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1065/2016, interní kód MU

Název: Profilace výzkumných zaměření v anglofonní lingvistické a literární vědě II (Akronym: VZALL2)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Profilace výzkumných zaměření v anglofonní lingvistické a literární vědě II, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Citovat

VALENTOVÁ, Eva. Dreaming in Fire and Working in Clay : The Problem of Translating Ideas into Words in Arthur Machen’s "The Great God Pan". Brno Studies in English. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, roč. 43, č. 1, s. 213-232. ISSN 0524-6881. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.5817/BSE2017-1-12.

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VALENTOVÁ, Eva. Dreaming in Fire and Working in Clay : The Problem of Translating Ideas into Words in Arthur Machen’s ''The Great God Pan''. \textit{Brno Studies in English}. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, roč. 43, č.~1, s.~213-232. ISSN~0524-6881. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.5817/BSE2017-1-12.

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