The verse form based on the narrative structure in Divan literature is masnavi. Masnavi have taken the place of novel and short story for centuries. Varka and Gülşah masnavi, which is an example of this verse, was first written by Ayyuki in Persian during the Ghaznavid period. In Turkish literatüre, in fourteenth century, there are Varka and Gülşah masnavi written by Yûsuf-ı Meddâh. This masnavi is a love story with two heroes living in the Arabian tribe. Masnavis, which are considered a type of fortified text, are one of the types containing events, people, places, times, and narrators. The novel and story review technique used today can also be applied to the masnavi genre. In this study, Varka and Gülşah masnavi written by Yûsuf-ı Meddâh were examined according to the novel technique. The event, person, place, time, narrator, language and stylistic characteristics of this masnavi are analyzed in detail. The places where the events took place are shown with a diagram. It has been determined that some features that make up the text structure are also seen in modern Turkish literature novels.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 4 Issue: 8 |