In the World of Masks The Identity of a Literature Historian

Authors

  • Ewelina Suszek University of Silesia in Katowice

Abstract

The author looks at metaphors and comparisons used by researchers to describe a literature historian, utilizing a cognitivist approach – that in cognizance, metaphors serve a function analogous to our senses and like masks, they expose some features of an item. In the article, she emphasizes a multitude of masks a literature historian must wear, often forced by current paradigms, and thus – she points to a variety of the historian’s roles, which results in a blurred identity.

Published

2014-12-29

How to Cite

Suszek, E. (2014). In the World of Masks The Identity of a Literature Historian. Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne [Silesian Journal of Polish Studies], 5(1-2), 141–153. Retrieved from https://trrest.vot.pl/ojsus/index.php/SSP/article/view/3341