Structural and thematic analysis of Shakespeare’s sonnets 153 and 154 with their Turkish translations
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the
structural features of sonnets 153 and 154 of Shakespeare based on the source
texts in order to find out to what extent these two sonnets relate to or differ
from the other 152 sonnets by Shakespeare as well as analyze six Turkish
translations of these two sonnets by different translators to find how
consistently the target texts relate to or differ from mainstream Shakespearean
sonnet opinion as compared to the situation with source texts in terms of
structure and theme. These two sonnets are ascribed to Shakespeare; however,
there is ongoing debate on whether the origin of these two sonnets can really
be attributed to Shakespeare. Structural analysis of the source texts showed
that these two 14-line sonnets were written in a rhyme schema that is in
accordance with mainstream Shakespearean sonnet rhyme schema, which keeps these
sonnets away from doubts regarding their origin from Shakespeare. In three
target texts of sonnet 153, the rhyme schema of Shakespeare was preserved while
no rhyme schema was adopted in the other three target texts, in which there is
no rhyme system for any of the sonnets, therefore the target texts also kept
the doubts regarding the origin of this sonnet away. With respect to the sonnet
154, another 14-line sonnet, the rhyming structure of this sonnet also complied
with other sonnets by Shakespeare. Two target texts also showed the same
tendency, thereby providing a smooth reading of the sonnet without raising any
doubts about its origin. However, TT1, TT3, TT5 and TT6 were not in line with
the general rhyme schema of sonnet by Shakespeare. Structurally, the readings
of sonnets 153 and 154 did not raise any doubts regarding their origin either
in the source text or the target texts. Thematic analysis of both sonnets not
only in the source texts but also in the target texts showed that these two
sonnets do not relate to the rest 152 sonnets by Shakespeare thematically, and
that these two sonnets are very much alike theme-wise. Regarding the thematic
flow of quatrains and couplet in Shakespearean sonnets, the couplet in source
text of sonnet 153 was in stark contrast with generally admitted Shakespearean
sonnet thematic flows while there was no deviation from mainstream flow in the
source text of sonnet 154. However, the target texts of sonnet 154 do not
preserve this normality in thematic flow in quatrains and couplets, which could
raise doubts in the target text readers about the origin of this sonnet.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Dilbilim
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Mesut Kuleli
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0000-0002-3477-0412
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
21 Haziran 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
18 Nisan 2019
Kabul Tarihi
19 Haziran 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Sayı: 15
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https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1554539