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Edgar Allan Poe’s Influence on Contemporary Serial Killer Narratives
2023. urn:nbn:hr:162:738490
Mitrić, Mia
University of Zadar
Department of English

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Mitrić, M. (2023). Edgar Allan Poe’s Influence on Contemporary Serial Killer Narratives (Master's thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:738490

Mitrić, Mia. "Edgar Allan Poe’s Influence on Contemporary Serial Killer Narratives." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:738490

Mitrić, Mia. "Edgar Allan Poe’s Influence on Contemporary Serial Killer Narratives." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:738490

Mitrić, M. (2023). 'Edgar Allan Poe’s Influence on Contemporary Serial Killer Narratives', Master's thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 02 May 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:738490

Mitrić M. Edgar Allan Poe’s Influence on Contemporary Serial Killer Narratives [Master's thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2023 [cited 2024 May 02] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:738490

M. Mitrić, "Edgar Allan Poe’s Influence on Contemporary Serial Killer Narratives", Master's thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2023. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:738490

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TitleEdgar Allan Poe’s Influence on Contemporary Serial Killer Narratives
Title (croatian)Utjecaj Edgara Allana Poea na suvremene narative o serijskim ubojicama
AuthorMia Mitrić
MentorMarko Lukić (mentor)
Committee memberZlatko Bukač (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberTomislav Kuzmanović (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberMarko Lukić (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2023-03-03, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Theory and History of Literature
Abstract
Edgar Allan Poe, with his examination of the human psyche and the workings of a murderous mind in his short stories The Black Cat (1843), The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) and The Imp of the Perverse (1845), paved the way for serial killer narratives. The analysis of key traits of Poe’s murderers, such as abnormal normality and God-complex or narcissism, forms the core of the paper, along with the dissection of his writing style marked by first-person narration signalling a focus shift, unreliable narration and the twist. These research points are used to later compare Poe’s traditional base to contemporary serial killer depictions on film, taking Seven (1995), American Psycho (2000) and Joker (2019) and their murderers John Doe, Patrick Bateman and Arthur Fleck as examples. Alongside the parallels, dissimilarities are laid out as well, noting the character identification as a detachment from its base, and the final identification of possible dangers that accompany it.
Abstract (croatian)
Edgar Allan Poe je ispitivanjem ljudske psihe i djelovanja ubojitog uma u svojim kratkim pričama Crni mačak (1843.), Izdajničko srce (1843.) i Đavao perverznosti (1845.) utro put za narative o serijskim ubojicama. Analiza ključnih osobina Poeovih ubojica, poput abnormalne normalnosti i narcisoidnosti ili kompleksa Boga, čini srž rada, zajedno sa seciranjem njegovog stila pisanja kojeg obilježava pripovijedanje u prvom licu, odnosno nepouzdani pripovjedač i iznenađujući zaplet. Ove polazne točke istraživanja koriste se za kasniju usporedbu Poeove tradicionalne baze sa suvremenim prikazima serijskih ubojica na velikom ekranu, uzimajući kao primjer filmove Sedam (1995.), Američki psiho (2000.) i Joker (2019.) i njihove ubojice Johna Doea, Patricka Batemana i Arthura Flecka. Uz sličnosti, izlažu se i različitosti; identifikacija s likom je karakteristična isključivo za moderni prikaz ubojice, te se primjećuje odvajanje od Poeove osnove i potencijalno opasne popratne posljedice.
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Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:738490
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Research
Course: Teaching
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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