MYTH, HISTORY AND METAPHYSICS THE CASE OF IVO ANDRIC’S NOVEL THE BRIDGE ON THE DRINA

Abstract

In this paper, I will examine the relationship between the mythоlogical, historical and philosophical aspects of the novel The Bridge on the Drina. The three topics in the novel are of great significance for its understanding. These are the role of victim in the novel, the relationship between “ahistorical” and historical time as well as the specific metaphysical symbolic of the bridge. I will endeavor to point out that by taking into account these topics, one may raise the very important philosophical questions regarding the veracity of narratives, the philosophical character of a certain Weltanschauung as well as the deepest massage of the entire novel.