2015, 59, No. 3
Publication date
19.11.2015
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open access
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Humanities
Discipline
archeology, philosophy, linguistics, history, culture and religion studies, arts studies, literary studies
Language of publication
Polish
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Abstract
The aim of the article is to characterize discursive mechanisms of creating monstrosity in the best-selling book The Cleft by Doris Lessing. The introduction describes sources of social teratology. It presents the biography of the author of the novel and the reception of the analyzed work. Then the author discusses who are Monsters in The Cleft as well as the function they fulfill and what symbolize.