Temačni akademski roman: Opredelitev žanra
Year: 2025
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This Master’s thesis is an analysis of Dark Academia literature. Dark Academia is a trend that originated from Donna Tartt’s novel The Secret History and manifests in various forms: as an aesthetic, subculture, and in film, music, and literature. In my thesis, I describe what Dark Academia is, its origin, and the reasons for its popularity. I then attempt to place it within literary theory. The thesis outlines the main characteristics of Dark Academia novels (academic setting, student outsider in a tight-knit friendship group, themes of death and murder, obsession within a secret society, social critique, and elements of fantasy) with the support of five novels. Additionally, I summarize the characteristics of the campus novel genre and compare it to Dark Academia novels. Finally, this thesis examines the criticism directed towards Dark Academia novels before concluding that the genre deserves more recognition.
Author: Klančar, Urška
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7006233782
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