MOTIV PRELjUBE U ROMANU „SEOSKA UČITELjICA“ SVETOLIKA RANKOVIĆA

Abstract

The subject of the paper is the motif of adultery in the novel Seoska učiteljica by Svetolik Ranković. Thematically and poetically, what all the works of Svetolik Ranković have in common is the description of the moral failure of the patriarchal community. The important themes of Svetolik Ranković’s work are the disintegration of patriarchal norms, the disintegration of the family and the conflict between the individual and society. They are also the most important thematic units in the novel Seoska učiteljica. Part of this article will cover the analysis of the characterization of Ljubica and Gojko as the main characters of this novel. This paper particularly looks at the inversion that Svetolik Ranković did when characterizing these characters, assigning to Ljubica those features that were considered dominantly male in the patriarchal society and vice versa. In this part of the work, it is concluded that their characteristics that are in reverse are most demonstrated by their relationship to children, authority and eroticism. One important aspect of this article is the analysis of the motif of adul- tery in the novel Seoska učiteljica. This paper shows how this motif is linked to the poetic principles of Svetolik Ranković. It was concluded that in this novel the motif of adultery is a manifestation of the moral decline of society. Through the analysis of the motive of adultery and the position of the woman in this novel, Svetolik Ranković turns out to be a writer with an extremely modern sensibility.