| Author | Dawid Kopa |
|---|---|
| Title | Amantes amentes: the image of love in places ravaged by war in the novel by Jacek Komuda “The usurper. A Moscow harlot” |
| Keywords | Jacek Komuda, historical novel, loca amoena, loca terribilia, affect |
| Pages | 205-220 |
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| Volume | 34 |
The article attempts to interpret Jacek Komuda’s historical novel Samozwaniec. Moskiewska Ladacznica (Eng. The Usurper. A Moscow Harlot). It is analysed how the author of Bohun creates the literary representations of love in war-torn areas. The article also explores the relations between the topoi of loca amoena and loca terribilia. All in all, it raises the issues concerning Jacek Komuda’s oeuvre which have not been discussed thus far.