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Elizabeth Gaskell’in Eşler ve Kızlar Adlı Eserinde Karakterizasyon: Romantik Bir Okuma

Year 2024, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 18 - 30, 31.05.2024

Abstract

Bu makalenin amacı Romantik dönemin ikincil karakterler olan Hamley ailesinin gelişimine etkisini ve başta Hamely ailesi olmak üzere çevrenin oğulları genç Osborne ve Roger üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Elizabeth Gaskell’in, Eşler ve Kızlar (1986) eserinde, Viktorya dönemine ait bir roman olmasına rağmen, romantik elemanlari yansitirken, uyum içinde olan karakterleri ayırmaya çalıştığını ileri sürüyoruz. Boşluğu doldurmak için, Erken Kurmaca, Viktorya ve Feminizm dönemine dahil olmak üzere edebi hareketler, baş ve ikincil karakterler arasındaki etkileşim göz önüne alındığında, bu makalenin öncelikli ilgi alanı değildir ve biz yalnızca Eşler ve Kızlar (1986) romaninda Romantik elemanlari inceliyoruz. Bulgularımız, Bay Squire’in, muhafazakar Erken Romantiklere benzeyen geleneksel yaşam tarzlarına dönmeyi arzulayan muhafazakar bir figür olduğunu gösteriyor. Bay Squire toplumdan nefret ettiği için Doğa’ya çekilir. Bay Squire, duygularının zihnini ve mantığını yenmesine izin verir. Aynı şekilde, genç Osborne’un şiirdeki yeteneği, romantik akımın genç neslini yansıtıyor. Romantikler geleneksel yasalara ve materyalizme başkaldırırlar. Genç Osborne, babasının materyalizmine isyan eder ve bir kaçışçı olarak ondan kaçınmaktadır. Genç Osborne yalnızlık arar ve bireycidir. Genç Osborne’un ölümü romantizmin gençlik ruhunu ima ediyor. Romantik Osborne’un aksine, genç Roger bir bilim adamı olarak gerçekçidir. Bayan Gaskell, genç Osborne ve Roger aracılığıyla, Viktorya Dönemi’nde Romantik şiirin ortadan kayboluşunu ve onun yerine bilimsel düşünce ve Gerçekçilik’i yansıtıyor.

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Characterization in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters: A Romantic Reading

Year 2024, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 18 - 30, 31.05.2024

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of the Romantic era on the development of the Hamley family and the effect of the surrounding environment on Osborne and Roger. We argue that, despite being a Victorian novel, in Wives and Daughters (1986), Elizabeth Gaskell tries to distinguish the characters in harmony with the Romantic elements. In order to fill the gap, literary movements, including Early Fiction, Victorianism, and Feminism are not the primary concern of this paper. Our findings indicate that the Squire is a conservative figure, who yearns to return to the traditional ways of life that is akin to the conservative Early Romantics. Since the Squire detests the society, he retreats to Nature. Squire allows his feelings to overcome his mind and reason. Likewise, Osborne’s talent in poetry portrays the younger generation of Romantic movement. The Romantics revolt against the conventional laws and materialism. Osborne, seeking solitude and individualism, rebels against the materialism of his father. Osborne’s death implies juvenile spirit of Romanticism. Unlike Romantic Osborne, Roger, as a scientist, is realistic. Through Osborne and Roger, Gaskell reflects the disappearance of Romantic poetry and its substitution with scientific thinking and Realism during the Victorian Era.

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  • Allen, W. (1958). The English Novel. Penguin.
  • Bressler, C. (2007). Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. University of Texas Press.
  • Burgess, A. (1980). English Literature: A Survey for Students. Longman Group.
  • De Selincourt, E. (1954). The Poems of John Keats. Methuen.
  • Duckworth, A. M. (1982). “Review of The Romantic Impulse in Victorian Fiction.; The Realistic Imagination: English Fiction from Frankenstein to Lady Chatterley.” Nineteenth-Century Fiction, 36(4), 475-482. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3044775.
  • Eliot, T. S. (1974). The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism. 7th ed. Harper & Row.
  • Gaskell, E. (1986). Wives and Daughters. Penguin.
  • Harding, D. W. (1982). “The Character of Literature from Blake to Byron.” In B. Ford (Ed.) The New Pelican Guide to English Literature, 5, Penguin, (pp. 35-68).
  • Hemmings, F. W. J. (1974). The Age of Realism. Penguin.
  • Kettle, A. (1969). “Defoe To George Eliot.” An Introduction to the English Novel, I, 2nd ed., Hutchinson & Co.
  • Klingopolus, G. D. (1982). “The Spirit of the Age.” In B. Ford (Ed.) The New Pelican Guide to English Literature, 5, Penguin, (pp. 187-208).
  • Lamont, C. (1998). “The Romantic Period 1780 – 1830.” In P. Rogers (Ed.) An Outline of English Literature. Oxford University Press, (pp. 220-298).
  • Lucas, F. L. (1963). The Decline and Fall of the Romantic Ideal. University Press.
  • Lukàcs, G. (1971). The Theory of the Novel. Trans. A. Bostock. Merlin Press.
  • Mathews, A. (1992). “Romantics and Victorians.” A Survey of English Literature, 3, Dunod.
  • Ramazani, A. (1997). Keats and Depersonalization [Master’s thesis, Shiraz University].
  • Thorlby, A. K. (1969). The Romantic Movement. Longmans.
  • Thorpe, C. D. W. (1964). The Mind of John Keats. Russell.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Translation and Interpretation Studies
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Ali Zare Zadeh 0009-0002-3961-8169

Hossein Sabouri 0000-0003-1920-994X

Abolfazl Ramazani This is me 0000-0002-6460-4503

Roghayeh Lotfi Matanaq 0009-0002-3961-8169

Early Pub Date May 21, 2024
Publication Date May 31, 2024
Submission Date January 16, 2024
Acceptance Date April 22, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 2 Issue: 1

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APA Zare Zadeh, A., Sabouri, H., Ramazani, A., Lotfi Matanaq, R. (2024). Characterization in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters: A Romantic Reading. Journal of English Language, 2(1), 18-30.