SOCIALIST ROMANTISM IN ATTILA ILHAN POETRY:
LIBERTY, HERO, HOMETOWN Cover Image

ATTİLA İLHAN ŞİİRİNDE TOPLUMCU ROMANTİZM: HÜRRİYET, KAHRAMAN, MEMLEKET
SOCIALIST ROMANTISM IN ATTILA ILHAN POETRY: LIBERTY, HERO, HOMETOWN

Author(s): Cemal Yılmaz
Subject(s): Turkish Literature
Published by: Sanat ve Dil Araştırmaları Enstitüsü
Keywords: Poetry of Attila İlhan; Romanticism; heroism; liberty; homeland;

Summary/Abstract: Attila İlhan, one of the last representatives of socialist poetry written by the 40 generation and a quite fertile poet, handles socialist themes with a sensitivity that is expressed by a language in which “I” is put at the forefront. Romantic elements can be observed and identified in Attila İlhan’s poetry in two different forms: A kind of romance is built by highlighting individualistic sensitivities that reflects his adventurer temperament. Another kind of romance is built by handling various themes which includes and pictures socio-political side of Romanticism movement. This article examines how Attila İlhan handles various themes such as heroism, liberty, homeland along with characteristics of Romanticist movement.

  • Issue Year: 7/2019
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 449-458
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Turkish