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Karakter Sentezleyici Bir Roman Olarak Osmancık’ta Yapı Unsurları
Structural Elements in Osmancik, A Character Developing Novel

Author(s): Tuba Dalar
Subject(s): Turkish Literature, The Ottoman Empire, Theory of Literature
Published by: Kültür Ajans Tanıtım ve Organizasyon
Keywords: Triangular Desire; Character Development; Symbolic Interpretation;

Summary/Abstract: The grand mission of a novel is to explain the relationship among people. The historical novel is a literary type that takes its plot from a certain time in history, chooses real heroic people who lived in history, or real / imaginary characters around them, and intertwines reality and fiction. Although a historical novel is written in the framework of history, its deep layers are twined with universal human realities. Taking its theme from the foundation years of Ottoman Empire, Osmancık is a historical novel that describes Osmancık’s spiritual change and transformation process in an impressionistic style. The novel narrates the changing destiny of a nation unde rOsmancık’s leadership. This change is explained with the model of ‘triangular desire’.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 43-57
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Turkish