TIME IN THE NOVELS OF MILOS CRNJANSKI - Nottingham eTheses

CHAPTER THREE
In Vuk's consciousness time is an uncertain measure of
duration and sequence.
The sentence structures in the passase quoted above
do not differ sreatlv from others. but the internal
point of view of Vuk is indicated in the use of the verb
"it seemed to him". which indicates the "internal
consciousness" (57) of a character.
Verba sentiendi
are used frequentlv to indicate the narration of the
text from the internal point of view of Aran4el and
Dafina.
When Vuk eoes to war. Dafina soes to stav in
Aran4el's house and wait for her husband's return.
Aran4el reflects on the vears over which he has been
obsessedbv his sister-in-law.
From the time of her
arrival at the house Aran4el's measure of time is suided
both bv hismemorv of what she has been in his life. and
bV the desire to possess hert
2ele~~ dalto pre dobi~e n~en pristanak.
on je obasu poklonima. pokulav
dvosmislenim re~ima i ljubaznol~u. da mu
ona da kao neki znak. Ali mu ta~ znak ne
d04e (58).
Wishine to obtain her assent. he showered
her with sifts. havine tried with his
ambieuous words and kindness to force
from her some sort of sien. But that
sien never came.
The openine word "wishine" indicates that the narrator
is narratins from Aran4el's point·of view.
Dafina is
aware of her brother-in-law's attentions and the reasons
for them.
For her too. the time·she spends in the house
is measured only bv the anticipation of what mieht
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