Žanrovska polivalentnost romana Ljubavnik Duklje
Genre Versatility in the Novel Ljubavnik Duklje

Summary/Abstract: A genre diversity in the novel Ljubavnik Duklje derives from a thousand years which are covered through its plot which makes us believe that this novel is certainly one of the most diverse in the contemporary Montenegrin literature regarding the thematic scope, techniques and modified forms of storytelling, as well as the organization of time and space. Since the plot is related to the fate of one family and its good and bad times, it is evident that this is a family novel. The novel can certainly be defined as a novel- river, since it describes the family events through a pretty long period of time. Its dense dynamics of mythical and historical events displays ranging from the formation of Duklja which happened in 1042 statehood, till its reconstruction in 2006 which makes us conclude that it's a historical novel and since the reinterpretation of myth and history have been presented by the main character Velun Seoč, it can be said that the novel is a novel of s character. Regarding the fact that the novel has been intertwined by the idea of the Montenegrin identity, it actualizes the contemporary events through the prism of narrator’s impressions and the author's position, having the elements of the novel of ideas, including political novel with a message.

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