Functions of Minstrel Poetry under Occupation: A Case Study of Turkish Minstrels and Russian Occupation of Karseli Cover Image

Functions of Minstrel Poetry under Occupation: A Case Study of Turkish Minstrels and Russian Occupation of Karseli
Functions of Minstrel Poetry under Occupation: A Case Study of Turkish Minstrels and Russian Occupation of Karseli

Author(s): Özkul Çobanoğlu
Subject(s): Cultural history, Poetry, Turkish Literature, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi
Keywords: minstrel literary tradition; occupation of Kars; historical epics; functions of literature;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the local minstrels’ styles and their works during the period between 1878 and 1920 when Kars and its environs were occupied by Russia. The mediatic and educational roles of minstrels in organizing the resistance towards the occupation are analysed by sampling.

  • Issue Year: 25/2019
  • Issue No: 100
  • Page Range: 797-808
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English