http://hdl.handle.net/11320/1281 2026-06-01T17:25:21Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/1285 Tytuł: Steinbeck, Guthrie and Zanuck: a Dust Bowl Triptych. The Intertextual Life of "The Grapes of Wrath" on Paper, Celluloid and Vinyl Autorzy: Foulds, Peter Abstrakt: In a world where the arts have become one more target for multimedia corporations it is worth remembering the more authentic intertextuality of works which appeared around 1940, i.e. John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath", Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford’s film of the same name, and the songs of Woody Guthrie. Never before had literature,cinema and song been so intimately and powerfully linked, and nothing since has come near to replicating this unique symbiosis. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/1284 Tytuł: A Linguistic Analysis of Wole Soyinka’s "The Trials of Brother Jero" Autorzy: Osoba, Joseph Abstrakt: The application of linguistic theories and concepts as tools for analysis of literary works provides one of the most fascinating and illuminating insights into how they may be read, interpreted, and understood. This assumption underlies the objective of this paper in which I attempt to explicate an interpretation of Soyinka’s "The Trials of Brother Jero" through an application of the pragmatics tool of presupposition. Thus an attempt is made in this paper to present a linguistic analysis of the play by an examination of its meaning potentials in terms of presuppositions. In this regard, utterances of two major characters, Jero and Chume, his Assistant, are selected and analysed. It may be interesting to note that fictional characters express presuppositions as much as people in real life. Thus this study is a presentation of an interface between linguistics and literary works. In this linguistic study, literary discourse is exploited using the pragmatic concept of presupposition which underlines and underpins the explanatory adequacy of its explication. Stimulating insights are presented in the interpretation and understanding of Wole Soyinka’s "Trials of Brother Jero" as apiece of dramatic discourse which constitute and promote the interface of linguistic science and literary science. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/1283 Tytuł: Foreign Recipes: Mothers, Daughters and Food in "Like Water For Chocolate" , "The Joy Luck Club" and "A Chorus of Mushrooms" Autorzy: Michelis, Angelica Abstrakt: The following article will discuss the representation of food, eating and cooking in the context of fiction that focuses on the relationship between mothers and daughters by taking a closer look at the beginnings of contemporary ‘food-literature’ by female authors. By focusing on the novels "Like Water for Chocolate", "The Joy Luck Club" and "A Chorus of Mushrooms", three texts that were published before ‘food-literature’ turned into a mainstream sub-genre, this article will critically consider the various themes and ideas this type of literature introduced to the debate surrounding literary representation of gender and sexuality. Whilst the three texts differ in narrative structure and content, they share a specific preoccupation with food, cooking and eating which is linked textually and thematically to the relationships between mothers and daughters and the experience of cultural diaspora. The investigation will focus on the literary and formal modes that interconnect these themes, in particular when asking if food, cooking and eating should have a ‘special’ place in women’s writing, as it has been argued in recent publications exploring food and eating as a theme in women’s literature. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/1282 Tytuł: Conundrums of Assimilation – Rethinking the World Presented in Philip Roth’s “Defender of the Faith” and Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” Autorzy: Klimiuk, Magdalena Abstrakt: This article presents a comparative reading of Philip Roth’s “Defender of the Faith” and Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use.” The purpose of this article is to analyze the conundrums of assimilation in both stories, the main characters’ state of being, “not-at-home,” and their representation as ethnic Others, in order to point to the Biblical terrain of interpretation of the two stories. “Defender of the Faith” and “Everyday Use” skilfully explore the theme of Biblical redemption and present versions of a wise son and a mocking child from the Biblical Book of Proverbs. By deploying these metaphors they embrace larger issues such as the clash between ethnic/cultural authenticity and forged identity,individuality and conformity, tradition and modernity. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z