<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This research study focuses on a social semiotic approach to Ismail Kadare’s novel <italic>The Palace of Dreams</italic>. The novel was chosen for study and analysis because it is considered to be one of the Kadare’s most important works. <italic>The Palace of Dreams</italic> reflects many aspects of Albanian society including governmental abuse of power during the period of the communist regime. The analysis of literary space in this novel focuses on locating the literary discourse in the text and the spaces of the text that produce discourse with their shape, presence and extension. The purpose of this research study is to see how and in what way meaning is conveyed through spaces, and also how and in what shape it serves the comprehensive ideas of the novel. Our purpose is not only to highlight the values of this novel, but rather enable to understand the great importance that space plays in people’s work environments and in their private lives (the characters), and how crucial the space is for their lives and destinies.</p></abstract>

This research study focuses on a social semiotic approach to Ismail Kadare’s novel The Palace of Dreams. The novel was chosen for study and analysis because it is considered to be one of the Kadare’s most important works. The Palace of Dreams reflects many aspects of Albanian society including governmental abuse of power during the period of the communist regime. The analysis of literary space in this novel focuses on locating the literary discourse in the text and the spaces of the text that produce discourse with their shape, presence and extension. The purpose of this research study is to see how and in what way meaning is conveyed through spaces, and also how and in what shape it serves the comprehensive ideas of the novel. Our purpose is not only to highlight the values of this novel, but rather enable to understand the great importance that space plays in people’s work environments and in their private lives (the characters), and how crucial the space is for their lives and destinies.

Literary space in Ismail Kadare’s novel <italic>The Palace of Dreams</italic> (A semiotic approach)

Department of Literature Faculty of Philology

Ars Aeterna

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Literary space in Ismail Kadare’s novel  (A semiotic approach)

This research study focuses on a social semiotic approach to Ismail Kadare’s novel The Palace of Dreams. The novel was chosen for study and analysis because it...

Literary space in Ismail Kadare’s novel The Palace of Dreams (A semiotic approach)

Published Online: Jul 01, 2019

Page range: 24 - 38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aa-2019-0003

© 2019 Manjola Brahaj, published by Sciendo

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