Uncoupling language and religion : an exploration into the margins of Turkish literature

Mignon, Laurent 1971- (author.).

Summary: "This book is an invitation to rethink our understanding of Turkish literature as a tale of two "others." The first part of the book examines the contributions of non-Muslim authors, the "others" of modern Turkey, to the development of Turkish literature during the late Ottoman and early republican period, focusing on the works of largely forgotten authors. The second part discusses Turkey as the "other" of the West and the way authors writing in Turkish challenged orientalist representations. Thus this book prepares the ground for a history of literature which uncouples language and religion and recreates the spaces of dialogue and exchange that have existed in late Ottoman Turkey between members of various ethno-religious communities"--

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ISBN: 9781644695791
ISBN: 9781644695814
ISBN: 9781644695807
ISBN: 1644695812
ISBN: 1644695804
Physical Description: 1 online resource (252 pages)
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Publisher: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2021.
Copyright: �2021

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General Note:	CatMonthString:october.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Conventions -- Introduction: In the Footsteps of Baha Tevfik -- PART ONE Rethinking Literature in Turkish -- 1. The Revolution of the Letters -- 2. The Roses of the Anatolian Garden -- 3. The "Refuse and Ruins" of Literary History -- 4. Beyond Atala: Vartan Pasha, Zafer Han�m, and the Romantic Rebellion -- 5. "La lengua ke se avla aki": Jewish Literature in the "Language Spoken Here" -- PART TWO Challenging Orientalism -- 6. Samuel Hirsch, Nam�k Kemal, and Orientalism -- 7. Ali Kemal's Forgotten Adventure in the Desert -- 8. N�az�m Hikmet and the Demystification of the East -- Conclusion: To Do or Not To Do God: On Transgression, Literature, and Religion -- Bibliography -- Index
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2021).