THE OTHER PLACE IN “THE ADVENTURES OF THE CAUCASUS” BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS

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THE OTHER PLACE IN “THE ADVENTURES OF THE CAUCASUS” BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Yazarlar:

Sudan Altun

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebi Çalışmalar (Diğer) | Kültürel çalışmalar (Diğer)

Dergi:

Düzce Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.14 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.147-159

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311520

pISSN:

2146-5975

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 Due to its strategic importance throughout history, the Caucasus has been the scene of the struggle for influence between Russia, Turkey and Europe. This region, which hosts various ethnic communities, where different languages are spoken together, has rich cultural diversity and natural beauties, has attracted the attention of world travellers for centuries. This vast area, geographically divided into North Caucasus and South Caucasus, is regarded as a region bearing the traces of the origins of European civilisation. In the 19th century, famous travellers visited the Caucasus, and in 1858, French writer and traveller Alexandre Dumas travelled to the region with his painter friend Moynet. At that time, with Russias efforts to maintain control over the Caucasus from St. Petersburg to Astrakhan, it was quite difficult to make a trip to these lands. However, although there were violent conflicts throughout the country, this did not affect Dumas decision at all. With the desire to see, live and write about this region inhabited by mountainous tribes known for their devotion to their freedom, Dumas set off without hesitation. In this work, published in Paris in 1859 under the title En Caucase In the Caucasus, the author presents the geography of the Caucasus and how the region is reflected to the outside world from his own perspective. Within the scope of the study, a spatial analysis will be made by taking Dumass travels in the Caucasus as a reference, and discussing the ways in which he defines this geography as the other space, his methods of capturing and conveying the truth in his travel writings, and the descriptive narrative techniques he intensively uses. The fact that the places described are conveyed to the reader through the eyes of a French writer and traveller in his own language makes the work different and unique.

 Due to its strategic importance throughout history, the Caucasus has been the scene of the struggle for influence between Russia, Turkey and Europe. This region, which hosts various ethnic communities, where different languages are spoken together, has rich cultural diversity and natural beauties, has attracted the attention of world travellers for centuries. This vast area, geographically divided into North Caucasus and South Caucasus, is regarded as a region bearing the traces of the origins of European civilisation. In the 19th century, famous travellers visited the Caucasus, and in 1858, French writer and traveller Alexandre Dumas travelled to the region with his painter friend Moynet. At that time, with Russias efforts to maintain control over the Caucasus from St. Petersburg to Astrakhan, it was quite difficult to make a trip to these lands. However, although there were violent conflicts throughout the country, this did not affect Dumas decision at all. With the desire to see, live and write about this region inhabited by mountainous tribes known for their devotion to their freedom, Dumas set off without hesitation. In this work, published in Paris in 1859 under the title En Caucase In the Caucasus, the author presents the geography of the Caucasus and how the region is reflected to the outside world from his own perspective. Within the scope of the study, a spatial analysis will be made by taking Dumass travels in the Caucasus as a reference, and discussing the ways in which he defines this geography as the other space, his methods of capturing and conveying the truth in his travel writings, and the descriptive narrative techniques he intensively uses. The fact that the places described are conveyed to the reader through the eyes of a French writer and traveller in his own language makes the work different and unique.

 Due to its strategic importance throughout history, the Caucasus has been the scene of the struggle for influence between Russia, Turkey and Europe. This region, which hosts various ethnic communities, where different languages are spoken together, has rich cultural diversity and natural beauties, has attracted the attention of world travellers for centuries. This vast area, geographically divided into North Caucasus and South Caucasus, is regarded as a region bearing the traces of the origins of European civilisation. In the 19th century, famous travellers visited the Caucasus, and in 1858, French writer and traveller Alexandre Dumas travelled to the region with his painter friend Moynet. At that time, with Russias efforts to maintain control over the Caucasus from St. Petersburg to Astrakhan, it was quite difficult to make a trip to these lands. However, although there were violent conflicts throughout the country, this did not affect Dumas decision at all. With the desire to see, live and write about this region inhabited by mountainous tribes known for their devotion to their freedom, Dumas set off without hesitation. In this work, published in Paris in 1859 under the title En Caucase In the Caucasus, the author presents the geography of the Caucasus and how the region is reflected to the outside world from his own perspective. Within the scope of the study, a spatial analysis will be made by taking Dumass travels in the Caucasus as a reference, and discussing the ways in which he defines this geography as the other space, his methods of capturing and conveying the truth in his travel writings, and the descriptive narrative techniques he intensively uses. The fact that the places described are conveyed to the reader through the eyes of a French writer and traveller in his own language makes the work different and unique.

 Tarih boyunca stratejik önemi nedeniyle Kafkasya; Rusya, Türkiye ve Avrupanın nüfuz mücadelesine sahne olmuştur. Çeşitli etnik toplulukları barındıran, farklı dillerin bir arada konuşulduğu, zengin kültürel çeşitlilik ve doğal güzelliklere sahip bu bölge, yüzyıllardır dünya seyyahlarının ilgisini çekmektedir. Coğrafi olarak Kuzey Kafkasya ve Güney Kafkasya olarak ikiye ayrılan bu geniş alan, Avrupa medeniyetinin kökenlerinin izini taşıyan bir bölge olarak kabul görmektedir. 19. yüzyılda, ünlü seyyahlar Kafkasyayı ziyaret etmiş; 1858 yılında ise Fransız yazar ve gezgin Alexandre Dumas, ressam dostu Moynet ile birlikte bölgeye bir seyahat düzenlemiştir. O dönemde, Rusyanın St. Petersburgdan Astrahana kadar Kafkasya üzerinde kontrol sağlama çabaları devam ederken, bu topraklarda bir gezi gerçekleştirmek oldukça zordu. Ancak ülkenin genelinde şiddetli çatışmalar yaşanmasına rağmen, bu durum Dumasın kararını hiç etkilememiştir. Özgürlüklerine bağlılıklarıyla bilinen dağlı kabilelerin yaşadığı bu bölgeyi görmek, yaşamak ve kaleme almak arzusuyla Dumas, tereddüt etmeksizin yola çıkmıştır. Dumasın seyahat izlenimlerini aktardığı ve En Caucase Kafkasyada adıyla 1859da Pariste yayımlanan bu eserde, yazarın Kafkasya coğrafyasını ve bölgenin dış dünyaya nasıl yansıtıldığını kendi perspektifiyle sunduğu gözlemler yer almaktadır. Çalışma kapsamında, Dumasın Kafkasya seyahati referans alınarak, onun bu coğrafyayı öteki mekân olarak tanımlama biçimleri, seyahat yazılarında gerçeği yakalama ve aktarma yöntemleri ile yoğun biçimde başvurduğu betimsel anlatım teknikleri ele alınarak, mekânsal bir çözümleme yapılacaktır. Anlatılan mekânların Fransız bir yazar ve gezginin gözünden, kendi diliyle okuyucuya aktarılması, eseri farklı ve özgün kılmaktadır.

Makale detayları

THE OTHER PLACE IN “THE ADVENTURES OF THE CAUCASUS” BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Yazarlar:

Sudan Altun

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebi Çalışmalar (Diğer) | Kültürel çalışmalar (Diğer)

Dergi:

Düzce Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.14 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.147-159

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311520

pISSN:

2146-5975

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Alexandre Dumas

Kafkasya.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Sudan Altun

Yayıncı: Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar: Edebi Çalışmalar (Diğer) | Kültürel çalışmalar (Diğer)

Dergi: Düzce Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.14 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.147-159

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001311520

pISSN: 2146-5975

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sudan Altun

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebi Çalışmalar (Diğer) | Kültürel çalışmalar (Diğer)

Dergi:

Düzce Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.14 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.147-159

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001311520

pISSN:

2146-5975