The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour

Number: 74 June 1, 2015
  • Hande Seber
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The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour

Abstract

Between 1809-1811 Lord Byron visited Albania and Greece that were under the Ottoman rule, and also a vast territory of western Turkey including İstanbul, İzmir and the Dardanelles. He had a firsthand knowledge of our culture and employed it in his works. The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale, the first one among Byron’s “Turkish Tales”, is a significant work due to its rich Turkish cultural elements. The main story of this long dramatic poem is based on a story that Byron heard from a story teller in a coffee house, and also an event that he is said to have been personally involved in. The narration consists of four different points of view, one of which belongs to a fisherman who tells most of the story reflecting the values and beliefs of his society. This study, therefore, aims to illustrate and discuss the traces of Turkish culture in The Giaour for an assessment of the aspects of the Ottoman-Turkish society observed by Byron.

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HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ, İNGİLİZ DİLİ VE EDEBİYATI BÖLÜMÜ

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June 1, 2015

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June 1, 2015

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Number: 74

APA
Seber, H. (2015). The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour. Bilig, 74, 199-218. https://izlik.org/JA39LU83XB
AMA
1.Seber H. The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour. Bilig. 2015;(74):199-218. https://izlik.org/JA39LU83XB
Chicago
Seber, Hande. 2015. “The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour”. Bilig, nos. 74: 199-218. https://izlik.org/JA39LU83XB.
EndNote
Seber H (June 1, 2015) The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour. Bilig 74 199–218.
IEEE
[1]H. Seber, “The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour”, Bilig, no. 74, pp. 199–218, June 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA39LU83XB
ISNAD
Seber, Hande. “The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour”. Bilig. 74 (June 1, 2015): 199-218. https://izlik.org/JA39LU83XB.
JAMA
1.Seber H. The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour. Bilig. 2015;:199–218.
MLA
Seber, Hande. “The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour”. Bilig, no. 74, June 2015, pp. 199-18, https://izlik.org/JA39LU83XB.
Vancouver
1.Hande Seber. The Traces of Turkish Culture in Lord Byron’s The Giaour. Bilig [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 1;(74):199-218. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA39LU83XB

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