House M.D. ve Sherlock Holmes: İmlemeli metinlerarası ögelerin analizi

Abstract

Metinlerarasılık, metinler arasındaki ilişkiyi ifade eder ve hem benzer türlere sahip metinler arasında yatay olarak hem de farklı türlerdeki metinler arasında dikey olarak gözlemlenebilir. Bu çalışmada, Sherlock holmes hikâyeleri ve dünyaca tanınan televizyon dizisi House, M.D. üzerinde imleme odaklı bir dikey metinlerarasılık analizi amaçlanmıştır ve imlemeler fark et, takip et ve aşina ol adımları ile tespit edilmiş, açık ve kapalı göndermeler açısından gruplara ayrılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçları, House, M.D. dizisinin çok sayıda imleme içeren bir metin olduğuna işaret etmekte ve kullanılan imlemelerin bu uzun soluklu dizinin başarısına katkıda bulunduğu düşünülmektedir. Her iki eserin de hedef kitlesi göz önüne alındığında, bu imlemeleri fark etmenin izleyici için eğlenceli bir aktivite olabileceği ve dizi için belirli bir izleyici kitlesini garanti edebileceği düşünülebilir. Bu bağlamda, imlemeli metinler arası ögeler yalnızca biçimsel araçlar olarak değil, aynı zamanda imleme içeren metin için aşinalık ve tanınma sağlayan araçlar olarak da değerlendirilebilir.

Keywords

• Metinlerarasılık
• House M.D.
• Sherlock Holmes
• İmleme
• Metinlerarası ögeler

House M.D. and Sherlock Holmes: An analysis of allusive intertextual elements

Abstract

Intertextuality refers to the relationship among texts and can be observed both horizontally between the texts of similar genres and vertically between the texts of different genres. This relationship can be built through several literary devices, one of which is allusion. In this study, a vertical intertextual analysis was aimed at in the texts of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories and the world-famous TV series House, M.D. with a special focus on allusions. These elements were detected by three steps offered by Montgomery et al. (2007): notice, track, and become familiar. Then they were categorized in terms of explicit and implicit references. The results of the study point out that the House M.D. series is a highly allusive text, and it is thought that the allusions contribute to the success of this long-running series. Considering the target audience of both works, it can be thought that recognizing these allusions can be an enjoyable activity for the audience and guarantee a certain audience for the series. In this context, allusive intertextual elements can be considered not only as stylistic tools, but also as tools that provide familiarity and recognition for the alluded text.

Keywords

• Intertextuality
• House M.D.
• Sherlock Holmes
• Allusion
• Intertextual elements

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