Siyaset, Kitap ve Çeviri: 1885-1887 Arasında Yayımlanan Edebi Kitap Çevirileri Üzerine

Öz

II. Abdülhamid döneminin dikkat çeken kültürel gelişmelerinden biri edebiyat çevirilerinin hızlı bir şekilde artmasıdır. Bu makalede 1885, 1886 ve 1887’de Arap, Yunan ve Ermeni harfleriyle Türkçeye çevrilip kitap olarak yayımlanan edebi çeviriler incelenerek o dönemde kitap yayıncılığı, çeviri faaliyetleri ve siyasi rejim arasında ne tür bir ilişki olduğu ve bu durumun arkasında yatan toplumsal dönüşüm süreci üzerine birtakım saptamalarda bulunulmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Osmanlı yayımcılığı
• kitap
• edebi çeviri
• siyaset
• II. Abdülhamid

Politics, Books and Translation: On Literary Book Translations Published Between 1885-1887

Öz

The rapid growth of literary translation during the reign of Abdülhamid II was one of the most remarkable cultural developments of the period. This article analyzes literary translations into Turkish in Arabic, Greek, and Armenian scripts that were published as books in 1885, 1886, and 1887. It then offers some observations on the relationship between book publishing, translation activities and the political regime of the period, and the social transformation process behind it.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ottoman publishing
• literary translation
• book
• politics
• Abdulhamid II

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