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Tender Fictions, Exemplary Choices

Tender Fictions, Exemplary Choices This paper deals with the reconceptualization of martyrdom in Želimir Periš’ short story collection Martyrs (2013). A close reading demonstrates a link between these texts and some hagiographic features, such as celibacy, asceticism, and visions. Special attention is given to the aspect of exemplarity, which is emphasized as a result of diverse repetitions. Also, the implications of the cyclical structure of this collection are examined. In conclusion, the analysis of the role of the story and story-telling indicates choice to be the shared motivation of these texts and the essence of martyrdom as it appears here. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Transcultural Studies: A Series in Interdisciplinary Research Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2015 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Subject
Part II
ISSN
1930-6253
eISSN
2375-1606
DOI
10.1163/23751606-01101013
Publisher site
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Abstract

This paper deals with the reconceptualization of martyrdom in Želimir Periš’ short story collection Martyrs (2013). A close reading demonstrates a link between these texts and some hagiographic features, such as celibacy, asceticism, and visions. Special attention is given to the aspect of exemplarity, which is emphasized as a result of diverse repetitions. Also, the implications of the cyclical structure of this collection are examined. In conclusion, the analysis of the role of the story and story-telling indicates choice to be the shared motivation of these texts and the essence of martyrdom as it appears here.

Journal

Transcultural Studies: A Series in Interdisciplinary ResearchBrill

Published: Dec 23, 2015

Keywords: Želimir Periš; Martyrs ; martyrdom; hagiography; exemplarity; story-telling; choice; suffering

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