Symbolism in the novel Planine (The Mountains) by Petar Zoranić

U ovom je diplomskom radu provedeno istraživanje i tumačenje simbolike unutar romana Planine Petra Zoranića. Rad također sadrži prikaz autorovih biografskih podataka te najvažnijih obilježja romana. Također je dan pregled razdoblja renesanse kojoj autor tematski i idejno pripada, uz isticanje nekih specifičnosti hrvatske renesansne književnosti. U radu je sadržan i teorijski dio u kojem se objašnjava značenje pojmova simbol i simbolika, što čini podlogu za istraživanje i tumačenje simbolike romana koje je provedeno u glavnom dijelu rada. Prije samog istraživanja i tumačenja izabrane simbolike u romanu predstavljeni su i načini po kojima je Zoranić formirao simboliku, što je odlika vremena u kojem je živio, ali i autorova specifičnost i originalnost. Simbolika se u romanu Planine proteže kroz čitavo djelo, od samog naslova do završnog poglavlja. Ovaj rad sadrži istraživanje i tumačenje simbolike romana po vlastitom izboru. Cilj istraživanja i tumačenja odabranih simbola u Planinama je dokazati da je simbolika romana u cjelini proširena simbolika odnosno alegorija raja, uz prikaz i tumačenje ostalih simbola koji, između ostalih značenja, simbolično označavaju autorov put do raja. Zaključak ovoga rada je da su Planine proširena simbolika odnosno alegorična vizija raja, u onom značenju koje raj predstavlja za Petra Zoranića.In this graduate thesis, research and interpretation of symbolism within the novel Planine (The Mountains) by Petar Zoranić was conducted. The paper also contains a presentation of the author’s biographical data and the most important features of the novel. Also, given is an overview of the Renaissance period to which the author belongs thematically and ideologically, along with a presentation of the specifics of Croatian Renaissance literature. This paper also contains a theoretical part which explains the meaning of the terms symbol and symbolism, which form the basis and foundation for the research and interpretation of the symbolism in the novel, which was conducted in the main part of the paper. Before the research and interpretation of the chosen symbolism in the novel, the ways in which Zoranić formed the symbolism are presented, which is also the author’s specificity and originality. The symbolism in the novel Planine (The Mountains) extends throughout the novel, from the title itself to the final chapter. This paper contains research and interpretation of the symbolism in the novel of one’s choice. The aim of research and interpretation of the selected symbols in the novel is to prove that the symbolism of the novel as a whole is an extended symbolism or allegory of paradise, with the presentation and interpretation of other symbols that, among other meanings, symbolically mark the author’s path to paradise. The conclusion of this paper is that the novel Planine (The Mountains) is an extended symbolism or allegorical vision of paradise, in the sense that paradise represents for Petar Zoranić