THE INFLUENCE OF IVAN SERGEYEVICH TURGENEV ON THE NARRATIVE OF JOSIP KOZARAC

Abstract

This manuscript deals with the prose narrative of the famous Russian writer Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev and his influence on the prose narrative of the Croatian writer Josip Kozarac. The author discusses the importance of the comparative literary study between national literatures of the world and define their literary and historical discourse in the global literary mainstream. Josip Kozarac, a great Croatian writer and novelist, found  inspiration for his literary corpus in the Turgenev’s novels and short stories.

Keywords: comparative literary study; Croatian literature; Russian literature.