Kroatologija, Vol. 10 No. 1, 2019.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
An Interpretation and a Methodological Approach to the Short Story Hot October Night by Dubravko Horvatić
Dean Slavić
orcid.org/0000-0002-5168-1956
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Ulica Ivana Lučića 3, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The paper interprets the short story from the title by explaining the way the text multiplies with variations the traditional elements of the genre – characters, events, place and time. The influence of the afore mentioned procedures on the meaning are aslo expounded. From the point of veiw of the genre, a short story thus groves towards a novella and a novel. Roles of biblical motifs, food, tragic and comic elements, possible intolerance and dialogues are also investigated. The Horvatić’s short story manages to remain very clear and fluent. The article suggests several methodological approaches useful in the classroom: relation to the films (Schindler’s List, Valkyre, Long, Dark Night), recounting from the point of view of different characters and with different endings and enlarged characterization of the persons.
Ključne riječi
Dubravko Horvatić; The Hot October Night; short story; characters; narrators; events; time; place; biblical motifs; methodological approach
Hrčak ID:
240654
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Datum izdavanja:
16.3.2020.
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