Kalem ve Mürekkebi Şekillendirmek: ‘Çeviri Eylemi’, İngiliz Edebiyatı Tarihini Ne Ölçüde Etkileyebilir?

Year 2025, Issue: Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı II, 568 - 588, 25.03.2025

Ayşenur İplikçi Özden

https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1602090

Abstract

Bu çalışma, 5. yüzyıldan 15. yüzyıla kadar İngiliz edebiyatının gelişiminde 'çeviri eylemi'nin işlevini ve rolünü, Stephen Greenblatt’ın Yeni Tarihselcilik yaklaşımı çerçevesinde, özellikle İngiliz edebiyatının gelişimi üzerindeki etkisi açısından analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu dönem, Eski İngilizce Dönemi (yaklaşık 5. yüzyıl-1066) ve Orta İngilizce Dönemi’ni (1066-15. yüzyılın sonları) kapsamaktadır. Bu çalışma, bu zaman dilimindeki çeviri eylemini analiz ederek, çevirinin edebiyatın temellerini, özellikle zengin ve çeşitli kanonuyla tanınan ve önemli bir küresel etkiye sahip olan İngiliz edebiyatını ne ölçüde etkilediğini ve şekillendirdiğini belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu etki, yalnızca Britanya İmparatorluğu’nun geniş çaplı alanından değil, aynı zamanda dünya genelindeki yazarlardan farklı seslerin bir araya getirilmesinden kaynaklanmakta ve İngilizce yazılan edebiyatın, İngiliz edebiyat geleneğinin hayati bir bileşeni olarak algılanmasına katkıda bulunmaktadır. Greenblatt’ın edebiyatı tarihsel bağlamının bir ürünü olarak gören Yeni Tarihselcilik yaklaşımı kullanılarak ve bu makalede ‘çeviri eylemi’nin tarihsel bağlamın temeli olarak ele alınmasıyla, bu eylem ile İngiliz edebiyat tarihinin başlangıcı arasındaki zengin etkileşimin, ‘çeviri eylemi’nin İngiliz edebiyatının evrimiyle nasıl bir etkileşim içinde olduğuna da vurgu yapılarak, ortaya konulması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

Yeni Tarihselcilik, çeviri eylemi, İngiliz edebiyatı, çeviri tarihi, edebi gelişim, çevirisel gelişim

Shaping Quill and Ink: To What Extent Can ‘Translation Act’ Affect The History Of English Literature?

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the function and role of the 'translation act' in shaping English literature from the 5th to the 15th century, specifically from the point of its effect on the development of English literature drawing upon Stephen Greenblatt’s New Historicism. This period encompasses the Old English period (c. 5th century - 1066) and the Middle English period (1066 - late 15th century). Through an analysis of the act of translation within this time span, this study seeks to determine the extent to which translation has influenced and shaped the foundations of literature, particularly English literature—an esteemed body of work recognised for its rich and diverse canon and its significant global influence. This influence stems not only from the expansive reach of the British Empire but also from the incorporation of diverse voices from writers across the world, contributing to the perception of literature written in English as a vital component of English literary tradition. By utilizing Greenblatt’s New Historicism, which views literature as a product of its historical context, and by treating the ‘translation act’ as the basis of historical context herein in this paper, the rich interplay between this act and the beginnings of the history of English literature is expected to be revealed in this study, with an emphasis on how the 'translation act' interacts with the evolution of English literature.

Keywords

New Historicism, translation act, English literature, translation history, literary evolution, translational development

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