Format:
200 S
,
210 mm x 148 mm
ISBN:
3631634595
,
9783631634592
Series Statement:
European university studies 133
Content:
"Oğuz Atay's 1971 novel 'The Disconnected' [Tutunamayanlar] is distinctly unique, but it can also be read as a response to Joyce's 'Ulysses'--a singular and a very Turkish response. Any review of 'The Disconnected' begins with the humble acknowledgement of its vast frame of reference, the multiplicy of the voices and styles that it presents, and finally its resistance of being translated into another language. What makes it interesting for the readers of modern literature, however, is not only the variety of idiosyncrasies and verbal conventions, but also its critical attitude towards Turkey's project of modernity. Drawing on Bakhtin's theory of the novel, this study traces the echoes of carnival laughter in 'The Disconnected' while establishing Atay's work as a 'world text' in dialogue with the masters of the canon: Shakespeare, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Joyce, and others"--Publisher's description, back cover
Note:
From the epic to the novel : the problem of totality in 'The Disconnected'The nightmare of history : limits of "national allegory" -- The prince as jester : the "Hamletization" of the Turkish intellectual in 'The Disconnected' -- A novel beyond the scope of Bildungsroman -- "Hundred visions and revisions" : self-consciousness as the artistic expression of modernity -- Talking to the dead : Joyce and Atay -- Conclusion.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Atay, Oğuz 1934-1977
;
Intertextualität
;
Das Karnevaleske
;
Atay, Oğuz 1934-1977
;
Türkisch
;
Intertextualität
;
Atay, Oğuz 1934-1977 Tutunamayanlar
Author information:
Gürle, Meltem 1966-
