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The Lyric Art of Chaucer: Songs and Letters in Troilus and Criseyde

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1, 26 - 33, 26.07.2019

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Geoffrey Chaucer, regarded to be
the greatest author of the medieval times, marked his mastery and gift in not
only his narrative composition but also lyric poetry. Songs and letters, as
significant mediums of lyric art, have an important role in his work Troilus and Criseyde, which was composed in the 1380s. In this work, Chaucer
exhibits his lyric prowess in a superb and functional way by using the songs
and letters which signalize themselves in the forms of mainly love, bliss,
sorrow or complaint. In examining the lyric units in this work, new
historicism is also used as a literary approach that connects the ancient and
medieval times. Also some comparison with the works of Boccaccio, Robert
Henryson and Shakespeare is made in terms of their using lyric units. The aim
of this paper is to analyse Chaucer’s Troilus
and Criseyde in terms of his use of
songs and letters, functioning in several senses such as means of
self-expression of characters – their bliss or afflictions, fundamental
communication tools of characters, mediums that assure secrecy in terms of
court literature and instruments representing both human love and eternal
love.


Kaynakça

  • Ashley, T. (2009). Edinburgh Festival: Dangerous Liaisons. Access: 01.07.2019: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/aug/22/troilus-cressida-play-interpretations
  • Boccaccio, G. (1999). Filostrato (N.Griffin and A.Myrick, Trans.). Cambridge: In Parantheses Publications.
  • Bressler, C.E. (2007). Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  • Brewer, D. (1998). A New Introduction to Chaucer. London: Longman.
  • Chaucer, G. (1971). Troilus and Criseyde. Middlesex: Penguin Books.
  • Coghill, N. (1971). Introduction. G. Chaucer (Aut.). Troilus and Criseyde (p.xi-xxvi). Middlesex: Penguin Books.
  • Donaldson, E. T. (1991). Troilus and Criseide. C. D. Benson (Ed.). Critical Essays on Chaucer’s “Troilus and Criseyde” and his major early poems (p.44-56). Buckingham: Open University Press.
  • Frantzen, A.J. (1993). Troilus and Criseyde - the poem and the frame. New York: Twayne Publishers.
  • Gao, J. (2019). A New Historicism Study of Shakespeare’s Historical Plays. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 310, 191-196.
  • Greenblatt, S. (Ed.). (2006). The Norton Anthology of English Literature (8th Edition, Volume II). London, New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
  • Henryson, R. (1925). The Testament of Cresseid. Edinburgh: The Porpoise Press.
  • Hickling, M. (2018). New Historicism. Brock Education Journal, 27 (2), 53-57.
  • Hinson, M. (Ed.). (1902). Anthology of Romantic Piano Music. Venice: Alfred Publishing.
  • Hussey, S.S. (1985). Chaucer – An Introduction. London: Methuen.
  • McKinnell, J. (1991). Letters as a Type of the Formal Level in Troilus and Criseyde. M. Salu (Ed.). Essays on Troilus and Criseyde (p. 73-89). Cambridge: D.S.Brewer.
  • Olson, C.C. (1941). Chaucer and the Music of the Fourteenth Century. Speculum, 16(1), p. 64-91.
  • Saunders, C. (Ed.). (2001). Chaucer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
  • Shakespeare, W. (1901). Troilus and Crisseda. New York: The University Society.
  • Szarmach, P.E., Tavormina, M.T. and Rosenthal, J.T. (Ed.). (1998). Medieval England: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge.
  • Turhan, V. (1949). Chaucer – Devri, Hayatı, Eserleri ve Canterbury Masalları’ndan Seçme Tercümeler. İstanbul : Üçler Basımevi.
  • Windeatt, B. (1992). Oxford Guides to Chaucer – Troilus and Criseyde. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Chaucer’ın Lirik Sanatı: Troilus ve Criseyde’de Şarkılar ve Mektuplar

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1, 26 - 33, 26.07.2019

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Ortaçağın
en büyük yazarı olarak kabul edilen Geoffrey Chaucer, ustalık ve yeteneğini
sadece hikâye türünden yazılarında değil, aynı zamanda lirik şiirinde de
göstermiştir. Lirik sanatın önemli araçları olan şarkılar ve mektuplar,
1380’lerde yazılan Troilus ve Criseyde
eserinde önemli yere sahiptir. Bu eserde Chaucer, kendilerini temel olarak aşk,
sevinç, üzüntü ya da şikâyet şekillerinde gösteren şarkılar ve mektuplar
kullanarak, lirik sanatını harikulade ve işlevsel bir şekilde ortaya koyar. Bu
çalışmadaki lirik öğeleri incelerken, antik ve orta çağı bağdaştıran bir edebi
yaklaşım olan yeni tarihselcilik de kullanılmıştır. Aynı zamanda Boccaccio,
Robert Henryson ve Shakespeare’in eserleriyle de lirik kullanımlar bağlamında
kıyaslama yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Chaucer’ın Troilus ve Criseyde eserini, Chaucer’ın karakterlerin kendilerini
ifade etme araçları – sevinçleri ve kederleri, karakterlerin temel iletişim
araçları, saray edebiyatı bağlamında gizliliği sağlayan araçlar ve hem beşeri
hem de sonsuz aşkı yansıtan vasıtalar olarak çeşitli açılardan işlev gören
şarkı ve mektup kullanımı açısından tahlil etmektir.

Kaynakça

  • Ashley, T. (2009). Edinburgh Festival: Dangerous Liaisons. Access: 01.07.2019: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/aug/22/troilus-cressida-play-interpretations
  • Boccaccio, G. (1999). Filostrato (N.Griffin and A.Myrick, Trans.). Cambridge: In Parantheses Publications.
  • Bressler, C.E. (2007). Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  • Brewer, D. (1998). A New Introduction to Chaucer. London: Longman.
  • Chaucer, G. (1971). Troilus and Criseyde. Middlesex: Penguin Books.
  • Coghill, N. (1971). Introduction. G. Chaucer (Aut.). Troilus and Criseyde (p.xi-xxvi). Middlesex: Penguin Books.
  • Donaldson, E. T. (1991). Troilus and Criseide. C. D. Benson (Ed.). Critical Essays on Chaucer’s “Troilus and Criseyde” and his major early poems (p.44-56). Buckingham: Open University Press.
  • Frantzen, A.J. (1993). Troilus and Criseyde - the poem and the frame. New York: Twayne Publishers.
  • Gao, J. (2019). A New Historicism Study of Shakespeare’s Historical Plays. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 310, 191-196.
  • Greenblatt, S. (Ed.). (2006). The Norton Anthology of English Literature (8th Edition, Volume II). London, New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
  • Henryson, R. (1925). The Testament of Cresseid. Edinburgh: The Porpoise Press.
  • Hickling, M. (2018). New Historicism. Brock Education Journal, 27 (2), 53-57.
  • Hinson, M. (Ed.). (1902). Anthology of Romantic Piano Music. Venice: Alfred Publishing.
  • Hussey, S.S. (1985). Chaucer – An Introduction. London: Methuen.
  • McKinnell, J. (1991). Letters as a Type of the Formal Level in Troilus and Criseyde. M. Salu (Ed.). Essays on Troilus and Criseyde (p. 73-89). Cambridge: D.S.Brewer.
  • Olson, C.C. (1941). Chaucer and the Music of the Fourteenth Century. Speculum, 16(1), p. 64-91.
  • Saunders, C. (Ed.). (2001). Chaucer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
  • Shakespeare, W. (1901). Troilus and Crisseda. New York: The University Society.
  • Szarmach, P.E., Tavormina, M.T. and Rosenthal, J.T. (Ed.). (1998). Medieval England: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge.
  • Turhan, V. (1949). Chaucer – Devri, Hayatı, Eserleri ve Canterbury Masalları’ndan Seçme Tercümeler. İstanbul : Üçler Basımevi.
  • Windeatt, B. (1992). Oxford Guides to Chaucer – Troilus and Criseyde. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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Ayşenur İplikçi Özden 0000-0001-8082-8155

Yayımlanma Tarihi 26 Temmuz 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2019 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA İplikçi Özden, A. (2019). The Lyric Art of Chaucer: Songs and Letters in Troilus and Criseyde. Artuklu İnsan Ve Toplum Bilim Dergisi, 4(1), 26-33.