The paper uses the comparative method to find thematical, stylistic and generic similarities and differences between Kovačič's Ljubljanjske razglednice and Joyce's The Dubliners. These are then explained at different levels: (auto)biographical and relating to the author's psychology; sociological; but above all considering the Zeitgeist, literary trends and literary typology. In conclusion, the author tries to show how the elements of these works developed in the authors' subsequent work; this should enable us to mark the position of these cycles not only in relation to Kovačič and Joyce, but also Slovene and world (modernist) literature.
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