A Forgotten Apology of Ottoman Poetry from the pen of J. W. Redhouse: “Turkish Poetry”

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 22 Sayı: 22, 331 - 358, 01.07.2019

Nagihan Gür

Öz

This article analyses J. W. Redhouse’s article “On the History, System and Varieties of Turkish Poetry” 1879 , the first comprehensive work on Ottoman poetry in the West after the works of Josef von Hammer-Purgstall’s Geschichte der Osmanischen Dichtkunst 1836–8 , M. Servan de Sugny’s La Muse Ottomane 1853 and Dora d'Istria’s La poésie des Ottomans 1877 . Redhouse’s article responded to the negative representation of Turks who were portrayed as “barbarians” by certain writers of his time. Redhouse aims to change these negative perceptions of Turks and thereby puts forward the first critical study on the historiography of Ottoman poetry. In this piece, I examine the context and discourse of Redhouse’s “Turkish Poetry”. I will also examine the main motivations of the Western literary corpus on Ottoman literature and the contribution of Redhouse’s article to this corpus.

Anahtar Kelimeler

J. W. Redhouse, “Turkish Poetry”, E. J. W. Gibb, 19th century, Ottoman poetry, image of the Turks.

J. W. Redhouse’un Kaleminden Osmanlı Şiirinin Unutulmuş Bir Müdafaanamesi: “Turkish Poetry”

Öz

Bu çalışma, J. W. Redhouse’un “On the History, System and Varieties of Turkish Poetry” 1879 başlıklı makalesini tartışmaya açmaktadır. Bu makale, Josef von Hammer-Purgstall’ın Geschichte der Osmanischen Dichtkunst 1836–8 , M. Servan de Sugny’nin La Muse Ottomane 1853 ve Dora d'Istria’nın La poésie des Ottomans 1877 adlı çalışmalarından sonra Batı’da Osmanlı şiirini müstakil olarak ele alan ilk makaledir. Redhouse’un bu makalesi, o dönemde Batı’daki “barbar Türk” imajına bir tepki olarak kaleme alınmıştır. Redhouse, “Turkish Poetry” ile Türklere karşı oluşturulan bu olumsuz algıyı yıkmaya çalışırken bir yandan da Osmanlı şiirinin tarihselliğini konu edinen ilk eleştirel çalışmayı ortaya koymuştur. Redhouse’un “Turkish Poetry” başlıklı makalesinin içeriğinin, söyleminin ve Osmanlı edebiyat tarihi yazınındaki yerinin analiz edileceği bu makalede, Batı’daki Osmanlı edebiyatı literatürünün nasıl bir motivasyonla üretildiği ve Redhouse’un makalesinin bu literatüre nasıl bir katkı sağladığı ortaya konulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

J. W. Redhouse, “Turkish Poetry”, E. J. W. Gibb, 19. yüzyıl, Osmanlı şiiri, Türk imajı.

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