Poetyka naturalistyczna w literaturze fantasy na przykładzie „Pieśni Lodu i Ognia” George’a R.R. Martina by Joanna Płoszaj

“…The main goal of this article is to show and characterise elements of naturalist poetics in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series. Martin’s literary style is often referred to as ‘gritty realism’ because of the brutality inherent to the world it describes, which seems particularly hostile and unwelcoming towards the characters that inhabit it. …”
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Who will protect the night's Watch? Legislative reform and a state apparatus for the comprehensive shielding of South African whistleblowers by Radulović Ugljesa

“…These whistleblowers enacted the role of the Night's Watch, much like the eponymous military order in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire high fantasy novels. Utilizing a qualitative approach encompassing two research methods, this paper establishes that whistleblowers protected South Africa alone like a fire burning against the cold, being subjected to various forms of retaliation. …”
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