Prophet Adam and the Original Sin in the Turkish Poetry of Republican Era

Year 2002, Issue: 14, 183 - 195, 14.02.2014

Şecaattin Tural

Abstract

The stories about the prophets in holy books are the most important resources of literature. The most famous of those stories is that of Prophet Adam. The most attractive side of the story is the original sin committed by Adam and Eve. The sin committed by Adam and Eve which is accepted in Christianity as the original sin or the fundemental crime is one of the most important themes of literature. This theme did not used in the Classical Period poetry as the original dimension as we see it today. But due to the impact of the Westem literature, the original sin used as its real meaning by the poets of the Republican Literature. This article deals with this impact and also gives accounts of its usage as a theme in the poetty of Classical and Republican eras.

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Original Sin; Poetry; Literature; Adam; Eve

Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Şiirinde Hz. Âdem ve İlk Günah

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