'Kyng Alisaunder' İsimli Eserde Çeşitli Irkların Üzerinden Yapılan Doğulu Egzotik Tasviri

Year 2024, Volume: 41 Issue: 1, 305 - 319, 28.06.2024

Ali Belenli

https://doi.org/10.32600/huefd.1350141

Abstract

Doğu ve Batı arasındaki ilişkiyi tanımlayan bir tabir olarak Şarkiyatçılık, Edward Said’in aynı ismi taşıyan önemli eserini yazmasından önce de kullanılmaktaydı. Said Batı’nın Doğu’ya karşı güttüğü sistematik ötekileştirmeyi kuramsallaştırırken bu yaklaşımın farklı yüzlerine dikkat çekti ve bunlardan biri egzotiğin temsiliydi. Bir Orta Çağ romansı olan Kyng Alisaunder’ı şarkiyatçı bakış açısıyla egzotiklik kavramı doğrultusunda incelemek ve Doğulu insanların temsilleri üzerine yorumlarda bulunmak bu makalenin başlıca amacıdır. Romanstaki temsillerden yola çıkarak söylenebilecek şey, Batı’nın egzotik kavramını kullanarak Doğu ve Doğuluları ötekileştirerek kendi kimliğini yaratma denemesi yaptığıdır. Romans, Batı’nın Doğu’ya bakış açısını gösteren birçok örnek barındırmaktadır ve bu örnekler güncel anlamıyla şarkiyatçılığın erken safhalarına yönelik bir kavrayış sunmaktadır. Bu makale, belirtilen bu egzotik temsillerin neden ve nasıl şarkiyatçı olarak görülebileceğine odaklanır.

Keywords

Şarkiyatçılık, egzotiklik, Kyng Alisaunder, romans, Orta Çağ edebiyatı

The Representation of the Oriental Exotic through Multiple Races in 'Kyng Alisaunder'

Abstract

Orientalism as a term defining the relationship between the East and the West had been in circulation before the seminal work of Edward Said with the same name. As Said theorized the systematic othering done by the West towards the East he touched upon multiple aspects of this approach, one of them being the representation of the exotic. Exploring the medieval romance Kyng Alisaunder in terms of exoticism from an orientalist perspective and reflecting upon the representations of the Eastern people is the primary aim of this article. Extrapolating information based on the representations within the romance, it becomes clear to see the West is using exoticism to other the East and the Easterners while trying to create a sense of self. The examples that the romance provides are abundant in presenting the approach of the West towards the East and they provide insight into the early stages of orientalism in the contemporary sense of the concept. This article centres on why and how these exotic representations can be realised as orientalist.

Keywords

Orientalism, exoticism, Kyng Alisaunder, romance, medieval literature

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