Browsing by Subject "Turkish fiction--19th century--History and criticism."

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Genç edebiyatın gençleri: Geç dönem Osmanlı romanında gençlik, gelecek ve idealler
(2015) Demir, Meryem
This study presents an analysis of five texts which are thought of as examples of late Ottoman novels and which focus on the change and transformation from early Ottoman novels to novels of the late period. Into the novels which the narrative of European snobbery gave its place to the narratives of future depending on the crisis period that Empire was going through, the idealist youth is at the core of narratives.. The “youth,” united under the question of what they will face in future, are in an instrumental position in the discussion of the extent of appropriate Westernization. The first part of this thesis, in the chapters titled “From the Apprehension of Fatherlessness to the Apprehension of Deficiency in Certain Generation”, “From the Act of Reading to the Act of Writing” and “From the Miserable Man to the Respected One" identifies changes in Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil's novels written between 1890 and 1911; Bir Ölünün Defteri (1890), Mai ve Siyah (1897), Nesl-i Ahîr (1909), Mehmed Murad’s Turfanda mı Yoksa Turfa mı? (1890) and Ali Kemal’s Fetret (1911). One of the important changes examined in the second part of the thesis is the involvement of adults and fathers in terms of representation. These characters are used as instruments to express idealism in the work of late period Ottoman intellectuals. In the third part, population growth of the appropriate characters is confirmed in the novels which the European snob type lost its appearance. In the analysis, the use of these positive characters separate two parts as either “reformist” and “idealist” in the discussion of extent of appropriate westernization. Because this thesis defends the position that the undefined future narrative forms a common aspect among these novels, the fourth chapter focuses on the differentiation, diversification and disappearance of the place; so it is revealed that narratives end up with the loss of the places in parallel with dystopia.
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Okurunu arayan romanlar : 19 yüzyıl Osmanlı-Türk romanlarında okur profili
(2009) Bitik, Başak
This study focuses on the characters in 19th century Ottoman-Turkish novels, particularly on their role as book readers. Twenty-five novels by Ahmed Midhat, Fatma Aliye, Hüseyin Rahmi and Halid Ziya are primarily considered in analyzing the “reader profile”. The characters are examined from several perspectives; whether they are male or female, positive or negative, “eastern” or “western” oriented, and superficial or thorough readers. The analyses made by the author-narrator as to why these characters read or why they should read are studied in detail. The authors’ views on literature and culture are interpreted through the evaluation of the relationship between the characters and the books they read. All four authors mentioned above feature their reader characters in their novels in different patterns and for different reasons. Ahmed Midhat creates a reader in almost all his novels in order to promote readership in the population including women and presents his “ideal reader” image. This design continues in Fatma Aliye’s work, only this author focuses more on women characters to highlight her views on women’s education. It is observed that Hüseyin Rahmi opposes such idealization and brings forth a critical approach to the “ideal reader” image. It is concluded that his satirical style breaks the trend to view books as sources of object lessons. Halid Ziya joins Hüseyin Rahmi in the critical approach toward images of “book” and “reader”, since the characters in his novels criticize the press and literary circles of those times. It is demonstrated that in addition to his predecessors, Halid Ziya chooses to use them more as problematic ones.