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ROBERT OF CISYLE’DE DÜNYEVİ VE MANEVİ YENİLENME ARACI OLARAK BELLEK

Year 2022, Volume: 62 Issue: 2, 1399 - 1415, 20.12.2022
https://doi.org/10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.2.25

Abstract

On dördüncü yüzyıl anonim İngiliz romansı Robert of Cisyle konusunu aziz hikayelerinden almaktadır; bu nedenle, vaaz niteliğindeki romanslar başlığı altında sınıflandırılmaktadır. Dünyevileşmiş bir aziz hikayesi olarak bakıldığında, romans günahından arınması için mucizevi bir şekilde ilahi gücün müdahale etmesi sonrasında bir kralın boyun eğdiği tüm çilelere takvası sayesinde dayanmasını anlatmaktadır. Sicilya’nın gururlu kralı Robert, aslında Tanrı tarafından cezalandırılana ve onların önemsizliğini anlayana kadar dünyevi güçlere güvendiğinden kendi kendisinin kurbanıdır. Hedeflerinin peşinden kararlı bir şekilde gitmektense, Robert, pasif bir romans kahramanı olarak, toplumdan uzaklaştırıldıktan sonra toplumda hak ettiği yeri yeniden kazanmak için çilelere göğüs gerer. Gururlu bir kraldan kralın soytarısı statüsüne düşerek, aile üyeleri tarafından bile tanınmaz, halkı tarafından alay edilir ve aşağılanır. Acı deneyimlerinin sonunda, soylu ve zengin olmasına rağmen, savunmasız ve sınırlı olduğunu fark eder. Kibrini cezalandırmak, onun daha iyi bir kral olabilmesi için öz-farkındalığa ulaşmasını sağlamak ve kibrine tövbe ettirmek için Robert'ın yerine bir melek geçer. Sürekli olarak anlık statüsünün bir soytarı olduğunun hatırlatılması, onu neyin yozlaştırdığını ve günahkâr yaptığını hatırlamasına neden olur. Bu bağlamda, bu makale yalnızca Tanrı tarafından affedilmekle kalmayıp aynı zamanda soylu statüsünü de yeniden kazanan Robert örneği üzerinden hem dünyevi hem de manevi anlamda yenilenmenin anahtarı olan belleğin romanstaki rolünü tartışmayı amaçlamaktadır.

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MEMORY AS THE AGENT OF EARTHLY AND SPIRITUAL RESTORATION IN ROBERT OF CISYLE

Year 2022, Volume: 62 Issue: 2, 1399 - 1415, 20.12.2022
https://doi.org/10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.2.25

Abstract

The fourteenth century anonymous English romance Robert of Cisyle takes its plot from the saints’ legends; therefore, it is classified under the title of homiletic romances. Considered as a secularized hagiography, the romance describes the miraculous interference of the divine power to chastise a king, his subsequent submission to all suffering and withstanding it owing to his piety. Robert, the proud King of Cisyle, is indeed a self-victimizer as he puts his trust in the earthly powers until he is punished by God and realizes their triviality. As a passive romance hero, instead of pursuing his goals determinedly, Robert endures the ordeals in order to regain his rightful place in the society after he is estranged from it. By experiencing a descent in his status from a proud king to a king’s fool, he is not recognized even by his family members, mocked and degraded by his people. At the end of the painful experiences, he realizes his being vulnerable and limited, although he is noble and wealthy. An angel replaces Robert to punish his pride, enable him to achieve self-awareness to be become a better king, and repentant of his pride. His being consistently reminded that his status now is that of a fool makes him remember what has corrupted him and made him sinful. Accordingly, this article intends to discuss the role of memory in the romance that provides the key to restoration both in secular and religious sense, as epitomized in the case of Robert who not only achieves God’s forgiveness but also regains his royal status.

References

  • Astell, A. W. (2019). Job, Boethius, and Epic Truth. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctvn5txxr.9
  • Blustein, J. M. (2014). Forgiveness and Remembrance: Remembering Wrongdoing in Personal and Public Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Childress, D. (1978). Between Romance and Legend: ‘Secular Hagiography’ in Middle English Literature. Philological Quarterly, 57 (3), 311-322.
  • Foster, E. E. (Ed.). (2007). Amis and Amiloun, Robert of Cisyle, and Sir Amadace. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Medieval Institute Publications.
  • Foster, E. E. (1997). Simplicity, Complexity, and Morality in Four Medieval Romances. The Chaucer Review, 31 (4), 401-419. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/25095991
  • Hopkins, A. (1990). The Sinful Knights: A Study of Middle English Penitential Romance. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Mehl, D. (1968). The Middle English Romances of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries. London: Routledge.
  • Purdie, R. (2008). Anglicising Romance: Tail-Rhyme and Genre in Medieval English Literature. Cambridge: D. S. Brewer.
  • Putter, A. (2000). Introduction. In A. Putter and J. Gilbert (Eds.). The Spirit of Medieval English Popular Romance (pp. 1-38). Harlow: Longman.
  • Richmond, V. B. (1975). The Popularity of Middle English Romance. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press.
  • Ricoeur, P. (2006). Memory, History, Forgetting. (K. Blamey and D. Pellauer, Trans.). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
  • Stigchel, S. V. D. (2020). Concentration: Staying Focused in Times of Distraction. (D. Guinan, Trans.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Creative Arts and Writing
Journal Section Research Article
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Pınar Taşdelen 0000-0003-2758-5806

Early Pub Date December 15, 2022
Publication Date December 20, 2022
Submission Date April 27, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 62 Issue: 2

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APA Taşdelen, P. (2022). MEMORY AS THE AGENT OF EARTHLY AND SPIRITUAL RESTORATION IN ROBERT OF CISYLE. Ankara Üniversitesi Dil Ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, 62(2), 1399-1415. https://doi.org/10.33171/dtcfjournal.2022.62.2.25

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