TIME IN THE NOVELS OF MILOS CRNJANSKI - Nottingham eTheses

ABSTRACT
TIME IN THE NOVELS OF MILOS CRNJANSKI
Th~s thes~s is the first lon~ work which focuses on
the issue of time in Crnjanski's four major novels.
It
aims to demonstrate the complex~ty of t~me ~n his
novels, in relation both to the or~an~sation
of
narrative events, and to the characters' experience and
perception of self. It shows ways in which Crnjanski's
views on time are reflected in the lan~ua~e
and
construction of his novels.
Part One, Chapter One, outl~nes the l~fe and
literary career of Milo. Crn~ansk~.
Zt views hi. work
a~a~n.t
the backeround ot modernism, and locates him in
Serbian literary history.
Part Two beains the discussion of time in
Crnjanski's work in relation to his personal style known
a. sumatra~sm. Chapter Twofocu.e. on two ot hi. early
e •• ay., what they reveal about hi. approach to time, and
identif~e. the pr~nciple. ot simultaneity and rhythm
wh~ch characteri.e h~. thinkin~ about time. The
analYsis emphasises time as a part ot wider issues
concern ina lanauaae, the individual, values, and hi.tory
~n his novel.. Chapter Three take. up the i •• ue of time
in relation to lanauaae and narrative structure in his
early novels.
Chapter Four continues the analysis ot