Imagological approach to Edhem Mulabdić’s 
novel-narrative New Times (An image of recent 
life in Bosnia). (1914) Cover Image

Imagološki pristup romanu pripovijesti Nova vremena (Slika iz novijeg života u Bosni). (1914) Edhema Mulabdića
Imagological approach to Edhem Mulabdić’s novel-narrative New Times (An image of recent life in Bosnia). (1914)

Author(s): Elmir Spahić
Subject(s): Bosnian Literature
Published by: Bosansko filološko društvo
Keywords: Edhem Mulabdić; new times; imagology; East; West;

Summary/Abstract: The paper is about observing and analyzing hetero-images (ideas about foreign countries and peoples) and self-images (ideas about one's own country and people) and their integration-related or subversive functions in the novelnarrative of Enlightenment Realism of the Renaissance period of Bosniak literature through which constant ideological antagonisms on the topics past – future, old – new, traditional – modern, East – West, etc. are stretched, and all of them are based on the conflict of two civilizations and cultures – Oriental Islamic and Western European.

  • Issue Year: 6/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 91-99
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bosnian