Original scientific paper

HOPE IN THE CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE

Darko Gašparović ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

In this discourse author examines a notion and reality of hope as eshatological category, with selected examples from contemporary literature. Agnostical and theological idea have different costitution of this matter. The first interess is to see how the hope is announced in the existencialism of Camus, Kafka and Kierkegaard. Then the analyse goes to the relations of poetic discourse according to the philosophical and scientifical discourses. The central and unique person in this matter is Karol Woytiła, Pope John Paul II. - theologian, philosopher, poet and supreme priest. Final part is dedicated to the analysis of hope’s topics in the contemporary Croatian literature, with examples of four quite recent novels: Triemeron of Nedjeljko Fabrio (2003), Pristajanje (Putting to Shore) of Slobodan Novak (2004), Dva svjedoka /Two witnesses/ of Bogdan Malešević (2006) and Job of Ivan Bakmaz (2006). The conclusive idea is that contemporary Christian literature found hope as one of essential transitional factors to Eshaton.

Keywords

hope; eshaton; Gospel’s virtues; existencialism; God Father; Jesus Christ; poetic discourse; history and poetry; Christian faith; agnosticism; contemporary Croatian novel

Hrčak ID:

220773

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/220773

Publication date:

10.8.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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