GLOBAL EXPOSURES IN TURKISH LITERATURE: THE CASE OF ROBINSON CRUSOE
Abstract
The texts entitled “Robenson” as adopted in Turkish influenced in one way or another by Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe’s renowned novel that has become a global figure, will be discussed in this article.
These texts are Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan's poem entitled Robenson, Sait Faik Abasıyanık's short story entitled Robenson, Orhan Veli Kanık's poem entitled Robenson, Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı's poem entitled Robensonand Mahmut Bahar's poem entitled Robenson Crusoe, respectively.
The aim here is to determine the nature, change and transformation of the exchange between a main text and the subtexts that are directly or indirectly derived and fed from it and refer to it, in order to understand the continuity of the connection of Turkish literature with global literature, albeit on a specific example, in the world which is increasingly shrinking through the means of communication nowadays.
In this evaluation, Daniel Defoe’s Robenson Crusoewill be occasionallydiscussed with the mainland metaphor, and five texts that we have mentioned in Turkish literature will be discussed with the island metaphor.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Creative Arts and Writing
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Yunus Balcı
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0000-0002-8613-6528
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 20, 2018
Submission Date
October 31, 2018
Acceptance Date
November 29, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 20 Number: 20