TRADITIONAL STORIES IN THE NOVEL "THE BRIDGE ON THE DRINA"

Abstract

Ovaj diplomski rad bavi se tradicijskim pričama u romanu Na Drini ćuprija čija je zajednička nit most na Drini. Sudbine različitih ljudi različitih nacionalnosti i vjera okupljene su na ovome mostu i oko njega koji simbolizira svu trajnost i prolaznost ljudskoga života. Roman Na Drini ćuprija sadrži brojne i važne tradicijske priče koje je narod upamtio i prenosio, a neke od njih koje su ovdje prikazane su: janjičari, danak u krvi, priča o Mehmed paši Sokoloviću, priča o Radisavu i njegovu grobu, priča o blizancima Stoji i Ostoji i njihovoj majci Ilinki, narodne pjesme, priče o zarazama kugom i kolerom itd. Sve ove tradicijske priče objedinjene su postojanošću ćuprije kao središta svake sudbine.This master’s thesis deals with the traditive stories in the novel The Bridge on the Drina, the common thread of which is the bridge on the Drina. The fates of different people of different nationalities and faiths are gathered on and around this bridge that symbolises all the permanence and transience of human life. The novel The Bridge on the Drina contains numerous and important traditive stories that people remembered and relayed, and some of them that are presented here are: janissaries, a tribute in blood, the story of Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, the story of Radisav and his grave, the story of the twins Stoja and Ostoja and their mother Ilinka, folk songs, stories of plague and cholera contagion etc. All these traditive stories are united by the constancy of the bridge as the center of every destiny