Research Article

Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash between the East and the West

Volume: 16 Number: 43 April 24, 2019
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Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash between the East and the West

Abstract


The clash between the East and the West, in other words, the East-West dichotomy, has various connotations in numerous of scientific fields like sociology, geography, history, religion, and literary studies. Despite the difference in its practices, it continues to represent this historical division or polarization between the two fractions of the world, namely the East and the West, which is still in existence in this modern world of today. This article sought to explore this polarization from literary perspective. In this regard, Nobel Prize-winning author, Orhan Pamuk’s two prominent literary works have been selected for investigating the extent and depth of the clash between two civilizations. Pamuk invited his readers to explore this prevalent conflict between East and West in his novels, My Name is Red and Snow. His preoccupation with this theme was skillfully dealt through an overwhelming perspective and it is recurrent throughout the works in question. The clash is at the heart of the novel, My Name is Red, and was clearly reflected in different perspectives of looking at the world, particularly in Eastern and Western methods of painting. In Snow, these two worlds acted as the primary focus and the main source of robust and spirited tension.


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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 24, 2019

Submission Date

December 4, 2018

Acceptance Date

April 16, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 16 Number: 43

APA
Toker, A. (2019). Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash between the East and the West. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 16(43), 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA68WS69CL
AMA
1.Toker A. Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash between the East and the West. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2019;16(43):1-17. https://izlik.org/JA68WS69CL
Chicago
Toker, Alpaslan. 2019. “Orhan Pamuk’s My Name Is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash Between the East and the West”. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 16 (43): 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA68WS69CL.
EndNote
Toker A (April 1, 2019) Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash between the East and the West. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 16 43 1–17.
IEEE
[1]A. Toker, “Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash between the East and the West”, Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 43, pp. 1–17, Apr. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA68WS69CL
ISNAD
Toker, Alpaslan. “Orhan Pamuk’s My Name Is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash Between the East and the West”. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 16/43 (April 1, 2019): 1-17. https://izlik.org/JA68WS69CL.
JAMA
1.Toker A. Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash between the East and the West. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2019;16:1–17.
MLA
Toker, Alpaslan. “Orhan Pamuk’s My Name Is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash Between the East and the West”. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 43, Apr. 2019, pp. 1-17, https://izlik.org/JA68WS69CL.
Vancouver
1.Alpaslan Toker. Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Snow: Representations of the Clash between the East and the West. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 1;16(43):1-17. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA68WS69CL