Böyle Gelmiş Böyle Gitmez (Aziz Nesin'in Yaşam Öyküsünde Halkbilimsel Veriler)
That's How It Was But Not How It's Going To Be (Folkloric Elements In Aziz Nesin's Memoir)
Author(s): Aysun ÇobanogluSubject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Poetry, Turkish Literature, Culture and social structure
Published by: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi
Keywords: Aziz Nesin; Istanbul; memoir; social life; folklore;
Summary/Abstract: Aziz Nesin, Master writer of Turkish literature, brought out the social structure of Istanbul from 1915 to the first years of establishing of republic, in his three volume piece of work named "Böyle Gelmis Böyle Gitmez" (that's how it was but not how it's going to be) in detail. In his work which I will discuss in terms of folklore, many sub subjects were considered like beliefs, proverbs, idioms, folkloric medicine, traditions, child's plays, and manner of address is. This study aims to display folkloric structure of a specific period of time. With this aim, it emphasizes the dynamism of culture end of folklore by doing so. Change in everything can also be traceable in culture.
Journal: Folklor/Edebiyat
- Issue Year: 15/2009
- Issue No: 60
- Page Range: 175-196
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Turkish