Miles gloriosus i Simo Matavulj u tumačenju Dragiše Živkovića

Abstract

U radu se ispituju proučavanja Dragiše Živkovića lika miles gloriosus u pripovetkama Sime Matavulja Bodulica, Pošljednji vitezovi i Ðukan Skakavac.

Dragiša Živković's study Simo Matavulj's Art of Story-telling deals with the origin of the character of miles gloriosus in Matavulj's short stories. The author perceives that the character as given by Matavulj is rooted in both European and Serbian literary tradition, and illustrates the ways in which miles gloriosus, known since early days of Greek and Roman comedy, was changed and adapted to realistic story-telling. Živković follows its development through three of Matavulj's short stories, and concludes that it has gradually transformed from an episodic type into a character developed by realistic narrative techniques.