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TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY

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TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY

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This article examines Agatha Christie’s A Caribbean Mystery as a novel that initially sets itself apart from but ultimately reinforces the spatial and thematic conventions of Miss Marple novels. While the Caribbean setting suggests a radical shift from English villages typically associated with Miss Marple, the novel refrains from representing the island through its history and culture, turning it into an empty signifier to suit the needs of Miss Marple novels. In a similar manner, the temporary and anonymous space of the hotel is transformed into a small village. These interventions on two levels of spatiality serve to domesticate the foreign setting to enable Miss Marple’s success in mystery-solving. Focusing on critical discussions of space and Miss Marple’s investigative methodology, this paper demonstrates how the island of St. Honoré is made to disappear from the narrative whereas the hotel is imposed upon the characteristics of village as a social space. Hence, the paper contends that the change of scenery from England to the Caribbean does not actually refer to any change in the thematic and/or spatial dynamics of Miss Marple novels, rather indicates the deliberate imposition of familiar tropes at the cost of effacing the original characteristics of the new locales.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Haziran 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

4 Şubat 2026

Kabul Tarihi

11 Mayıs 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Turan, A. (2026). TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, 9(2), 438-448. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1882084
AMA
1.Turan A. TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY. UDEKAD. 2026;9(2):438-448. doi:10.37999/udekad.1882084
Chicago
Turan, Ayşegül. 2026. “TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 9 (2): 438-48. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1882084.
EndNote
Turan A (01 Haziran 2026) TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 9 2 438–448.
IEEE
[1]A. Turan, “TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY”, UDEKAD, c. 9, sy 2, ss. 438–448, Haz. 2026, doi: 10.37999/udekad.1882084.
ISNAD
Turan, Ayşegül. “TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 9/2 (01 Haziran 2026): 438-448. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1882084.
JAMA
1.Turan A. TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY. UDEKAD. 2026;9:438–448.
MLA
Turan, Ayşegül. “TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, c. 9, sy 2, Haziran 2026, ss. 438-4, doi:10.37999/udekad.1882084.
Vancouver
1.Ayşegül Turan. TRANSPORTING THE ENGLISH VILLAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY. UDEKAD. 01 Haziran 2026;9(2):438-4. doi:10.37999/udekad.1882084

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