Autobiographical Themes in Turkish Literature: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives
Abstract
cal stance in opposition to the Young Ottomans' political ideas.Halim Kara's study deals with the autobiographical narratives of Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, one of the leading figures of modern Turkish literature.Kara attempts to show that Yakup Kadri actively participated not only in the cultural, social, and political events of the last years of the Ottoman Empire, but that he contributed to the Turkish national struggle as well.Like many members of his generation, Yakup Kadri was also an active figure in the foundation of the new Turkish Republic and an advocate of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's social, cultural, and political policies.Therefore, Yakup Kadri's autobiographical writings superficially appear to describe the story of his life as a part of a society, nation, or history.Kara maintains that Yakup Kadri's narratives disclose more about his personality and individual identity than one might assume.He concludes that Yakup Kadri regards identity as relational, and that the autobiographical narratives
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Olcay Akyıldız (2007). Autobiographical Themes in Turkish Literature: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives. Ergon Verlag eBooks. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783956506901
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title = {Autobiographical Themes in Turkish Literature: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives},
author = {Akyıldız, Olcay},
year = {2007},
publisher = {Ergon Verlag eBooks},
doi = {10.5771/9783956506901}
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