The Prose of Ernest Koliqi in Albanian Literature
The Prose of Ernest Koliqi in Albanian Literature

Summary/Abstract: Ernest Koliqi (1901–1975) was a dramatist, novelist, journalist, poet, translator, and one of the pioneers of contemporary Albanian storytelling. In this genre, he is known for three well-known works in Albanian literature, in which elements such as narration, theme, and discourse are distinguished, which, in addition to the authorial figure of Koliq, also represent the purpose of this study. Ernest Koliq's creativity in prose is an interweaving of tradition and modernity. The object of the study will be his three most representative works in Albanian literature, with the titles "Shadow of the Mountains," "Flag Merchant," and " Mirrors of Narçiz." The prose of Ernest Koliqi points out the social and cultural situation of the Albanians at the beginning of the 20th century, in the 20s–30s, where the themes that dominate these stories are: mountain, blood, canon, friend, the given word, faith, myths, legends, the fantastic, the cult of the ancestors, including also the elaboration of social, psychological, and psychoanalytical character topics as well. The methodology of this paper includes a combination of comparative, semiotic, anthropological, and social methods. The expected results of this study are related to the author's viewpoint and his perception on the concept of tradition and its application in front of the open world, the civilized world, and the Western world. It has to be emphasized the fact that Koliqi grew up in the Northern Highlands, where customs prevailed strongly, but he was educated in the Western world, in Italy. Therefore, his style represents a compound of modern and traditional aesthetics. This intercultural clash has influenced his artistic world and this was also reflected in the following study.

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