Tür Sorgulaması: Recognitions of Clement Adlı Esere Bir Romans Eseri Olarak Yaklaşım

Abstract

En eski Hristiyan metinlerden biri olarak Recognitions of Clement, Batı edebiyatı içerisinde oldukça önemli bir yere sahiptir. Kesin tarihi ve yazarına ilişkin pek çok soru işareti olan eser, sıklıkla üçüncü veya dördüncü yüzyılda Clement adında biri, büyük olasılıkla Papa I. Clement, tarafından yazılmış olarak kabul edilmektedir. Tür bakımından da eser bazı şüpheler uyandırmıştır. Genellikle bir roman olarak ele alınsa da, eser bir romans olarak değerlendirilmek için yeterli unsuru içermektedir. Romans türünün temel öğelerinden biri olarak maddi ve ruhani arayış, Recognitions eserinde esas meselelerden biridir. Dahası, romans türünün bir öğesi olarak aşk kavramı, hikâyede merkezi bir rol üstlenmektedir. Bu makale, Recognitions of Clement adlı çalışmaya bir romans eseri olarak yeni bir yaklaşım kazandırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Benzer dönemde yazılan bir romans olan Apollonius of Tyre ile yakın yönlerini ortaya koyarak, Recognitions adlı eseri arayış ve aşk kavramları üzerinden bir romans ürünü olarak ispatlamak hedeflenmiştir.

Keywords

• Recognitions of Clement
• Apollonius of Tyre
• romans
• arayış
• aşk

Question of Genre: An Approach to Recognitions of Clement as a Work of Romance

Abstract

One of the earliest Christian texts, Recognitions of Clement has a highly important place within the Western literature. A work with many questions as to its certain date and author, it is often accepted to be written in the third or fourth century by one Clement, most probably Pope Clement I. In terms of genre, too, the work has aroused some suspicions. Although it is generally taken as a novel, it comprises enough elements to be handled as a piece of romance. As one of the basic components of romance, physical and spiritual quest is a core issue in Recognitions. Furthermore, the concept of love, as an element of romance, has a central role in the story. This article aims to bring a new approach to Recognitions of Clement as a work of romance. By displaying its similarities to one of the romances of the time, Apollonius of Tyre, it is meant to prove Recognitions as a romance through the concepts of quest and love.

Keywords

• Recognitions of Clement
• Apollonius of Tyre
• romance
• quest
• love

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