Or I’ll Dress You in Mourning: Post-Civil War Spain, El Cordobés, and Social Realism’s Reflections in the Novel

Fethiye Kabataş Keskin; Ebru Yener Gökşenli

Makale detayları

Or I’ll Dress You in Mourning: Post-Civil War Spain, El Cordobés, and Social Realism’s Reflections in the Novel

Yazarlar:

Fethiye Kabataş Keskin | Ebru Yener Gökşenli

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.32 Issue 2, pp.717-741

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282668

pISSN:

2602-2117

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Özet:

 Bullfighting as a tradition that dates back many centuries in Spanish history and during this time it has been identified with honour, pride and success  indeed, success in the arena was regarded as a gateway to fame and wealth by many young Spaniards in 20th century. One of the embodiments of this success is Manuel Benítez, better known as El Cordobés. This bullfighter, whose reputation rivalled that of Francisco Franco in the 60s, was the subject of the novel Or Ill dress you in mourning by French and American journalists Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins with his extraordinary life story. In this novel, in which the documentary technique is utilized, not only the journey of El Cordobés to success, but also the history, social structure and bullfighting tradition of Spain from the civil war to the end of the 60s are described in detail. In this study, the world of bullfighting and the meaning of this tradition for Spaniards are investigated, while the novel, Or Ill dress you in mourning, which reflects the post-civil war Spanish society through classes, is examined in the light of the norms of social realism. The social realism criteria defended by the Marxist literary critic and theorist Lucien Goldmann have been examined in this literary work, which is also the object of study, and as a result, it has been determined that many criteria such as the reflection of the collective consciousness of the society in the work, the presence of exceptional individuals in the narrative and the use of a plain narrative language are found in the novel and they are also presented by relevant examples. The novel, which favours fiction and narration elements, objectively reflects the Spain of that period with the values, cultural structure and approaches of different social classes. It also portrays the historical period it is subject to in a social realist style.

 Bullfighting as a tradition that dates back many centuries in Spanish history and during this time it has been identified with honour, pride and success  indeed, success in the arena was regarded as a gateway to fame and wealth by many young Spaniards in 20th century. One of the embodiments of this success is Manuel Benítez, better known as El Cordobés. This bullfighter, whose reputation rivalled that of Francisco Franco in the 60s, was the subject of the novel Or Ill dress you in mourning by French and American journalists Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins with his extraordinary life story. In this novel, in which the documentary technique is utilized, not only the journey of El Cordobés to success, but also the history, social structure and bullfighting tradition of Spain from the civil war to the end of the 60s are described in detail. In this study, the world of bullfighting and the meaning of this tradition for Spaniards are investigated, while the novel, Or Ill dress you in mourning, which reflects the post-civil war Spanish society through classes, is examined in the light of the norms of social realism. The social realism criteria defended by the Marxist literary critic and theorist Lucien Goldmann have been examined in this literary work, which is also the object of study, and as a result, it has been determined that many criteria such as the reflection of the collective consciousness of the society in the work, the presence of exceptional individuals in the narrative and the use of a plain narrative language are found in the novel and they are also presented by relevant examples. The novel, which favours fiction and narration elements, objectively reflects the Spain of that period with the values, cultural structure and approaches of different social classes. It also portrays the historical period it is subject to in a social realist style.

 Bullfighting as a tradition that dates back many centuries in Spanish history and during this time it has been identified with honour, pride and success  indeed, success in the arena was regarded as a gateway to fame and wealth by many young Spaniards in 20th century. One of the embodiments of this success is Manuel Benítez, better known as El Cordobés. This bullfighter, whose reputation rivalled that of Francisco Franco in the 60s, was the subject of the novel Or Ill dress you in mourning by French and American journalists Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins with his extraordinary life story. In this novel, in which the documentary technique is utilized, not only the journey of El Cordobés to success, but also the history, social structure and bullfighting tradition of Spain from the civil war to the end of the 60s are described in detail. In this study, the world of bullfighting and the meaning of this tradition for Spaniards are investigated, while the novel, Or Ill dress you in mourning, which reflects the post-civil war Spanish society through classes, is examined in the light of the norms of social realism. The social realism criteria defended by the Marxist literary critic and theorist Lucien Goldmann have been examined in this literary work, which is also the object of study, and as a result, it has been determined that many criteria such as the reflection of the collective consciousness of the society in the work, the presence of exceptional individuals in the narrative and the use of a plain narrative language are found in the novel and they are also presented by relevant examples. The novel, which favours fiction and narration elements, objectively reflects the Spain of that period with the values, cultural structure and approaches of different social classes. It also portrays the historical period it is subject to in a social realist style.

 İspanya tarihinde yüzyıllar öncesine dayanan bir gelenek olan boğa güreşi, zaman içinde onur, gurur ve başarı olgularıyla özdeşleşmiş ve arenadaki başarı, XX. yüzyılda çoğu genç İspanyol için üne ve zenginliğe açılan bir kapı olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bu başarının canlı örneklerinden biri ise Manuel Benítez, nam-ı diğer El Cordobésdir. Benítez, iç savaş sonrasında, azmi ve cesaretiyle kendi başarı öyküsünü yazmış ve pek çok yoksul gence örnek olmuştur. 60lı yıllarda ünü dünyada Francisco Franconunkiyle yarışan bu boğa güreşçisi, sıra dışı yaşam öyküsüyle Fransız ve Amerikalı gazeteciler Dominique Lapierre ve Larry Collinsin Yasımı Tutacaksın adlı romanına konu olmuştur. Belgesel tekniğinin kullanıldığı bu romanda sadece El Cordobésin başarıya uzanan yolculuğuna değil, İspanyanın iç savaştan 60lı yılların sonuna dek uzanan tarihine, toplumsal yapısına ve boğa güreşi geleneğine de detaylı bir biçimde değinilmektedir. Bu çalışmada boğa güreşi dünyası ve bu geleneğin İspanyollar için anlamı irdelenirken, iç savaş sonrası İspanyol toplumunu farklı sınıflar aracılığıyla yansıtan Yasımı Tutacaksınadlı roman toplumsal gerçekçilik ölçütleri ışığında incelenmektedir. Marksist edebiyat eleştirmeni ve kuramcı Lucien Goldmannın savunduğu toplumsal gerçekçilik ölçütleri inceleme nesnesi olan eserde aranmış olup, sonuç olarak esere toplumun kolektif bilincinin yansıması, istisnai bireylerin anlatıdaki varlığı ve yalın bir anlatı dil kullanımı gibi daha pek çok ölçütün adı geçen romanda yerine getirildiği tespit edilmiş ve ilgili örneklerle sunulmuştur. Roman, kurgusu ve anlatıcı tercihleriyle dönemin İspanyasını farklı sosyal sınıfların değerleri, kültürel yapısı ve olaylara yaklaşımlarıyla birlikte nesnel bir biçimde yansıtmaktadır. Konu aldığı tarihsel dönemi toplumsal gerçekçi bir üslupla betimlemektedir.

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Fethiye Kabataş Keskin | Ebru Yener Gökşenli

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi: Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.32 Issue 2, pp.717-741

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001282668

pISSN: 2602-2117

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Fethiye Kabataş Keskin | Ebru Yener Gökşenli

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.32 Issue 2, pp.717-741

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282668

pISSN:

2602-2117