Frontier Orientalism in The Siege by Ismail Kadare and The Siege of Sziget by Miklos Zrínyi

Neslihan Günaydın Albay

Makale detayları

Frontier Orientalism in The Siege by Ismail Kadare and The Siege of Sziget by Miklos Zrínyi

Yazarlar:

Neslihan Günaydın Albay

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer) | Karşılaştırmalı ve Ulusötesi Edebiyat

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.337-351

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346423

pISSN:

2548-0502

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Özet:

 The western image of Turks has changed throughout history in Europe especially in the Balkans, Central and East Europe since the countries in these regions are directly exposed to the sieges, invades and attacks of the Ottomans as frontiers. Even though the image evolves to a softer position due to the changeable strategies and policies of the countries, the metaphor is utilised in order to mythicize the past for an interpretation of the current situation. The image of Turks and the effects of the Ottomans have played a crucial role in the countries which encounter them as frontiers directly and its reshaping process of cultural, political and national identities. This paper aims to analyse the Albanian historical fiction, The Siege, by Ismail Kadare as a post-modern work and the epic poem, The Siege of Sziget by Miklos Zrínyi as an earlier text in the light of Andre Gingrichs Frontier Orientalism. The main focus is to perceive these two countries perceptions of the Turk image in different time periods with an insight of their national backgrounds. Along with the collapse of empires and increasing nationalist movements, establishing a sovereign nation-state identity and fashioning the Self by separating it from the Other became crucial as a protective state policy against any social unrest or disorder. The literary works written under the influence of the Other symbolizing a pagan oppressor had a huge impact on shaping the Self for the Central European countries, especially for Hungary.

 The western image of Turks has changed throughout history in Europe especially in the Balkans, Central and East Europe since the countries in these regions are directly exposed to the sieges, invades and attacks of the Ottomans as frontiers. Even though the image evolves to a softer position due to the changeable strategies and policies of the countries, the metaphor is utilised in order to mythicize the past for an interpretation of the current situation. The image of Turks and the effects of the Ottomans have played a crucial role in the countries which encounter them as frontiers directly and its reshaping process of cultural, political and national identities. This paper aims to analyse the Albanian historical fiction, The Siege, by Ismail Kadare as a post-modern work and the epic poem, The Siege of Sziget by Miklos Zrínyi as an earlier text in the light of Andre Gingrichs Frontier Orientalism. The main focus is to perceive these two countries perceptions of the Turk image in different time periods with an insight of their national backgrounds. Along with the collapse of empires and increasing nationalist movements, establishing a sovereign nation-state identity and fashioning the Self by separating it from the Other became crucial as a protective state policy against any social unrest or disorder. The literary works written under the influence of the Other symbolizing a pagan oppressor had a huge impact on shaping the Self for the Central European countries, especially for Hungary.

 The western image of Turks has changed throughout history in Europe especially in the Balkans, Central and East Europe since the countries in these regions are directly exposed to the sieges, invades and attacks of the Ottomans as frontiers. Even though the image evolves to a softer position due to the changeable strategies and policies of the countries, the metaphor is utilised in order to mythicize the past for an interpretation of the current situation. The image of Turks and the effects of the Ottomans have played a crucial role in the countries which encounter them as frontiers directly and its reshaping process of cultural, political and national identities. This paper aims to analyse the Albanian historical fiction, The Siege, by Ismail Kadare as a post-modern work and the epic poem, The Siege of Sziget by Miklos Zrínyi as an earlier text in the light of Andre Gingrichs Frontier Orientalism. The main focus is to perceive these two countries perceptions of the Turk image in different time periods with an insight of their national backgrounds. Along with the collapse of empires and increasing nationalist movements, establishing a sovereign nation-state identity and fashioning the Self by separating it from the Other became crucial as a protective state policy against any social unrest or disorder. The literary works written under the influence of the Other symbolizing a pagan oppressor had a huge impact on shaping the Self for the Central European countries, especially for Hungary.

 Avrupada özellikle Balkanlarda, Orta ve Doğu Avrupada, bu bölgelerdeki ülkelerin sınır olarak Osmanlının kuşatma, istila ve saldırılarına doğrudan maruz kalması nedeniyle Türklerin Batılı imajı tarih boyunca değişmiştir. Ülkelerin değişen strateji ve politikaları nedeniyle söz konusu imajı daha yumuşak bir hale dönüşse de mevcut durumun yorumlanmasında geçmişi mitleştirmek amacıyla metafordan yararlanılmaktadır. Türk imajı ve Osmanlı etkisi, Türklerle doğrudan sınır olarak karşılaşan ülkelerde kültürel, siyasi ve ulusal kimliklerin yeniden şekillenmesinde önemli rol oynamıştır. Bu makale, Andre Gingrichin Sınır Oryantalizmi ışığında, İsmail Kadarenin Arnavutluk tarihi romanı Kuşatmayı post-modern bir eser olarak ve Miklos Zrínyinin daha eski bir döneme ait epik şiiri Sziget Kuşatmasını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmanın temel odak noktası, bu iki ülkenin farklı zaman dilimlerindeki Türk imajına ilişkin algılarını, tarihi geçmişlerini de göz önünde bulundurarak anlamaya çalışmaktır. İmparatorlukların çöküşü ve milliyetçi hareketlerin artmasıyla birlikte egemen bir ulus-devlet kimliğinin oluşturulması ve Benin Ötekinden ayrılarak biçimlendirilmesi, her türlü toplumsal huzursuzluk ve düzensizliğe karşı koruyucu bir devlet politikası olarak önem kazanmıştır. Pagan bir zalimi simgeleyen Ötekinin etkisi altında yazılan edebi eserler, başta Macaristan olmak üzere Orta Avrupa ülkelerinde Benliğin şekillenmesinde büyük etki yaratmıştır.

Makale detayları

Frontier Orientalism in The Siege by Ismail Kadare and The Siege of Sziget by Miklos Zrínyi

Yazarlar:

Neslihan Günaydın Albay

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer) | Karşılaştırmalı ve Ulusötesi Edebiyat

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.337-351

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346423

pISSN:

2548-0502

Turkish image

The Siege

Ismail Kadare

The Siege of Sziget

Miklos ZrinyiTürk imgesi

Kuşatma

İsmail Kadare

Sziget Kuşatması

Miklos Zrinyi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Neslihan Günaydın Albay

Yayıncı: Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar: Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer) | Karşılaştırmalı ve Ulusötesi Edebiyat

Dergi: Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.337-351

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001346423

pISSN: 2548-0502

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Neslihan Günaydın Albay

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer) | Karşılaştırmalı ve Ulusötesi Edebiyat

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.337-351

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346423

pISSN:

2548-0502