The beauty myth and The Ugliest Woman of World [Najbrzydsza kobieta świata] by Olga Tokarczuk

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Keywords:

woman, beauty myth, stereotype, Tokarczuk

Abstract

Gender theory concerns most areas of woman‘s existence in a society and an artistic text is one of many subject manifestations, which may and is likely to influence public opinions. After the period of literature dominated by heroines fighting for the rights, the woman­‑provocateurs came to set free not only their bodies, but also their souls. Apart from the male–female relations (gender theory), Olga Tokarczuk’s short story Najbrzydsza kobieta świata (tr. The Ugliest Woman of World) reveals various aspects of women’s writing, in particular – the aesthetics of ugliness. Within this milieu, the ugliness is locked in two stands: 1. the direct characteristics of the ugliest woman in the world and 2. the shocking element of the suffering aesthetics, namely, the exposure of woman by the others.

Author Biography

Ivana Slivková, PhD., Katedra stredoeurópskych štúdií, Filozofická fakulta, Prešovska univerzita v Prešove, Słowacja.

Jej zainteresowania badawcze dotyczą zagadnień związanych z literaturą białoruską i polska, komparatystyką, komunikacją międzykulturową, stereotypami narodowymi i tłumaczeniem. Jest autorką monografii Bieloruská poézia na prelome storočí (2012) i podręcznika Úvod do interkultúrnej komunikácie (2015) oraz współautorką książki Moderná slovenská literatúra v stredoeuró­pskom kontexte (1890–1945) (2016).

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2020-09-23

How to Cite

Slivková, I. (2020). The beauty myth and The Ugliest Woman of World [Najbrzydsza kobieta świata] by Olga Tokarczuk. Postscriptum Polonistyczne, 20(2), 133–140. Retrieved from https://trrest.vot.pl/ojsus/index.php/PPol/article/view/9894

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2017): Oblicza kobiecości

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Treatises

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