KEÇECİ-ZÂDE İZZET MOLLA AS A JOKE TYPE Cover Image

BİR FIKRA TİPİ OLARAK KEÇECİ-ZÂDE İZZET MOLLA
KEÇECİ-ZÂDE İZZET MOLLA AS A JOKE TYPE

Author(s): Nilüfer Tanç
Subject(s): Turkish Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Motif Halk Oyunları Eğitim ve Öğretim Vakfı
Keywords: Keçeci-zâde İzzet Molla; joke; type humor; satire; waggery; anecdote;

Summary/Abstract: Keçeci-zâde İzzet Molla (1786-1829), one of the last representatives literary works and repartee of Classical Turkish Literature, besides his humorous style in these works, is recognized with his witty personality as one of the most popular persons in the poetry meetings. İzzet Molla, described as a colorful personality, spent his entire life, which is defined as “the most remarkable novel of his time”, spoke without any hesitation, and could admit all sorts of punishment and could not afford to misrepresent any kinds of misdeeds and misunderstandings he saw. Many of the sources mentioning İzzet Molla, along with examples from his works, have also included humorous narratives and satires around his personality, and pointed out that it would be useful to bring them together. These narratives, which include different historical events, satires, humor or anecdote, embody the environment where the poet lived, the literary environments of the period and the sense of humor, besides the humorous personality of the poet. In this study, the humorous narratives formed around Keçeci-zâde İzzet Molla were collected by reviewing the scattered resources where they were included and 41 different texts were identified, these works have been studied by basing on the work of “Bektashi Jokes in Turkish Literature” by Professor Dr. Dursun Yıldırım, the nature of these narratives has been investigated in terms of literature, and whether Keçeci-zâde İzzet Molla could be accepted as an item of joke in the joke types present in our literature. The texts identified were added to the end of this study to be used as a source of research in the fields of cultural history and literature.

  • Issue Year: 11/2018
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 336-359
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Turkish