本文主要以果戈里小說《外套》為素材，分析敘事理論中最重要的一個問題之一－時間問題。文中特別注意到小說時間的跨度、停頓、頻率的問題。同時也闡釋了果戈里筆下「九品文官」的意義。
The study is on the material of N.V.Gogol's novel ”The Coat”. It analyzes the special features of time which is one of the important categories of narration in the literary theory. Special attention is paid to the duration of time, to the pauses of time, and also treats the sense of the concept, introduced by N.V. Gogol, ”eternal titular adviser”.
