Edlira DHIMA
University of Vlora “Ismail Qemali” Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Albanian Language and Literature, Vlora, Albania
E-mail: edadhima@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The universe and the Kadarean identity are present everywhere, so the approach to their meaning is not easy. In its complexity, the work of Ismail Kadare has today gained global proportions, appreciated in all aspects, especially in terms of affirming the identity of Albanians and individual freedoms, against dictatorships and dictators, becoming a work symbol of the aspirations of democratic things. Ismail Kadare is among the first contemporary Albanian prose writers, who successfully brought a lot of innovation by enriching it with innovative elements on many levels: substantive, ideological, meaningful, technical-formal, etc. The myth of the “supreme ruler” is found in various forms in the Kadarean universe. Already in his first works, many “supreme rulers” will “ride”, asserting that their actions were done for the general good. Control over the mind and dreams in “The Palace of Dreams” are clearly given to the human definition and the definition of the gods. The different perception of time, while on the one hand it is given as unlimited in the minds of those who think they are immortal and on the other hand as a limited life category is their world. Many allegories and mythological symbols tend to symbolize the power of the gods over people, take away their faith in their own strength and make them slaves to the idea that only the gods decide on their destiny. The past, the present and the future are suppressed and coexist. The mythic communication of human consciousness through the ages, with all the commonalities and particularities, stand out in all their element.
Keywords: universe, works, myth, supreme ruler, symbol, mind, power, allegory.
INTRODUCTION
The universe and the Kadarean identity are present everywhere, so the approach to their meaning is not easy. In its complexity, the work of Ismail Kadare has today gained global proportions, appreciated in all aspects, especially in terms of affirming the identity of Albanians and individual freedoms, against dictatorships and dictators, becoming a work symbol of the aspirations of democratic things.
Ismail Kadare is among the first contemporary Albanian prose writers, who successfully brought a lot of innovation by enriching it with innovative elements on many levels: substantive, ideological, meaningful, technical-formal, etc. Protagonist of cultural and literary life, his major and unrepeatable work has given new dimensions to Albanian literature, making it a fact and a factor in the world literary process. “The literary value of his work is not proven by the multitude of studies that have been written about it, but also by the multitude of its translations in many languages of the world.
Volume 9, No.1 (2024): April
ISSN 2661-2666 (Online) International Scientific Journal Monte (ISJM)
ISSN 2661-264X (Print)
DOI : 10.33807/monte.20243129
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.33807/monte.20243129
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