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Some Critical Reflections on Turkish Literature as World Literature

Year 2023, Issue: 4, 135 - 146, 04.05.2023

Abstract

This unconventionally long book review elaborates on the edited volume Turkish Literature as World Literature and how the idea of world literature is theoretically or methodologically tackled in the case of Turkish literature. This review thus meditates on the strengths and shortcomings of the volume, particularly those of David Damrosch’s approach to world literature proposed by the editors in the introduction to examine the various aspects and influences of Turkish literature on a global scale. In this sense, it critically discusses the theoretical, conceptual, and methodological issues offered by the articles in the volume, with a focus on the introduction.

References

  • Alkan, Burcu and Çimen Günay-Erkol eds. Turkish Literature as World Literature. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
  • Damrosch, David. What Is World Literature? Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003.
  • Damrosch, David. “World Literature in a Postcanonical, Hypercanonical Age.” In Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization, edited by Haun Saussy, 43-53. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
  • Eldem, Edhem. “Istanbul as a Cosmopolitan City.” In A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism, edited by Ato Quayson and Girish Daswani, 212-230. Chichester, UK: Wiley Blackwell, 2013.
  • Halman, Talat Sait. “Nazım Hikmet: Lyricist as Iconoclast.” Book Abroad 43, no.1 (Winter 1969): 59-64.
  • Makal, Mahmut. A Village in Anatolia. Translated by Sir Wyndham Deedes, edited by Paul Stirling. London: Valentine, Mitchell & Co, 1954.
  • Seyhan, Azade. Tales of Crossed Destinies: The Modern Turkish Novel in a Comparative Context. New York: The Modern Language Association, 2008.

Turkish Literature as World Literature Üzerine Bazı Eleştirel Düşünceler

Year 2023, Issue: 4, 135 - 146, 04.05.2023

Abstract

Olağandan daha uzun olan bu kitap incelemesi, Turkish Literature as World Literature adlı çalışmayı ve bu çalışmada dünya edebiyatı fikrinin, Türk edebiyatı örneğinde teorik ve yöntemsel olarak nasıl ele alındığını detaylı bir şekilde incelemektedir. Bu değerlendirme, Türk edebiyatının küresel ölçekte çeşitli unsur ve etkilerinin incelemek adına bu çalışmada ve özellikle de giriş bölümünde, editörlerce önerilen David Damrosch’un dünya edebiyatı yaklaşımının güçlü ve zayıf yönleri üzerinde durmaktadır. Bu minvalde, bu yazı, giriş bölümü de dahil, çalışmada yer alan makalelerin sunduğu kuramsal, kavramsal ve yöntemsel yaklaşımları eleştirel bir şekilde tartışmaktadır.

References

  • Alkan, Burcu and Çimen Günay-Erkol eds. Turkish Literature as World Literature. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
  • Damrosch, David. What Is World Literature? Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003.
  • Damrosch, David. “World Literature in a Postcanonical, Hypercanonical Age.” In Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization, edited by Haun Saussy, 43-53. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
  • Eldem, Edhem. “Istanbul as a Cosmopolitan City.” In A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism, edited by Ato Quayson and Girish Daswani, 212-230. Chichester, UK: Wiley Blackwell, 2013.
  • Halman, Talat Sait. “Nazım Hikmet: Lyricist as Iconoclast.” Book Abroad 43, no.1 (Winter 1969): 59-64.
  • Makal, Mahmut. A Village in Anatolia. Translated by Sir Wyndham Deedes, edited by Paul Stirling. London: Valentine, Mitchell & Co, 1954.
  • Seyhan, Azade. Tales of Crossed Destinies: The Modern Turkish Novel in a Comparative Context. New York: The Modern Language Association, 2008.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Comparative and Transnational Literature, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field
Journal Section Book Review
Authors

Ahmed Nuri 0000-0001-8684-1078

Publication Date May 4, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023 Issue: 4

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Chicago Nuri, Ahmed. “Some Critical Reflections on Turkish Literature As World Literature”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 4 (May 2023): 135-46. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7798556.

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