Geralt of Rivia as a Byronic Hero

Prtenjača, Domagoj

undergraduate thesis

Geralt of Rivia as a Byronic Hero

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. urn:nbn:hr:142:010790

Prtenjača, Domagoj

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Prtenjača, D. (2023). Geralt of Rivia as a Byronic Hero (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:010790

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Prtenjača, Domagoj. "Geralt of Rivia as a Byronic Hero." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:010790

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Prtenjača D. Geralt of Rivia as a Byronic Hero [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2023 [cited 2024 November 28] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:010790

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D. Prtenjača, "Geralt of Rivia as a Byronic Hero", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2023. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:010790

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Title	Geralt of Rivia as a Byronic Hero
Title (croatian)	Geralt iz Rivije kao bajronovski junak
Author	Domagoj Prtenjača
Mentor	Ljubica Matek (mentor)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2023-09-20, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	Initially published in Polish, Sword of Destiny (1992) and The Last Wish (1993) are two novels created by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski that collectively form the foundation of the Witcher series of novels. The novels follow the journey of Geralt of Rivia, a renowned monster hunter known as the Witcher, as he explores a morally ambiguous world filled with political strife and supernatural phenomena and dangers. On this journey, Geralt faces the challenges of his profession, including the notions of societal prejudice and moral dilemmas, pervasive issues both in the literary era of Romanticism and today. The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny had a significant impact on popular culture, serving as inspiration for the critically acclaimed video game adaptation series, starting with The Witcher (2007). Fantasy characters serve as blueprints for compelling video game protagonists, breathing life into interactive narratives. As the paper will show, the literary Geralt embodies the Byronic hero archetype, whereas the video game Geralt, embraces some and rejects other qualities of the Byronic hero archetype, resulting in a complex, atypical character that corresponds with contemporary audiences.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:010790
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: Sociology (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) sociologije (sveučilišni prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) sociologije)
Type of resource	Text
File origin	Born digital
Access conditions	Open access
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