EEJI, CORRESPONDENCE BY RADA IVEKOVIĆ AND BOGDAN BOGDANOVIĆ: SUBVERSIVE POTENTIAL OF A HYBRID, MULTIPERSPECTIVE TEXT
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The paper examines the correspondence Eeji of Rada Iveković and Bogdan Bogdanović in light of epistolary conventions and techniques, current theoretical subjects, and specific relations within the literary field. These epistolary essays point to the epistolary tradition and features such as the particularity of the I-you relation, confidentiality, the role of the reader, misunderstanding, and ellipsis. Paratexts, metatexts, wordplay, and unreliable narration consistently subvert the dominant representation of the author's authority and intention. The authors advocate for a hybrid, open text as a way of resisting „truth,“ seriousness, and the instrumentalization of literature. Given the complex relationships within the Yugoslav literary field at the time, this correspondence emphasizes that intellectuals must constantly reconsider the perspectives from which they speak and the power structures at work in literary concepts and norms.
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