The Portrayal of Female Characters in Two Fictional Texts Written in Greek and Published in Istanbul in the 19th Century

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The Portrayal of Female Characters in Two Fictional Texts Written in Greek and Published in Istanbul in the 19th Century

Yazarlar:

Aslı Çete

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi:

Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.34 Issue 1, pp.329-354

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323497

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2602-2117

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 The reflections of the sexist discourse that arose in Europe throughout the 19th century are also observed in works published in Greek in the same period. The core of this discourse is the view that women are weak by nature and that men are strong as long as they are financially sound. In this sense, the demonic woman is positioned directly opposite the angelic woman. This woman is tasked with highlighting the components of identity of the ideal woman that are considered to be good by the dominant ideology and to make them look more polished. This study investigates the portrayal of female characters in two examples of prose that were both published in Istanbul and aims to determine the extent to which the male-dominated discourse and feminist critiques of the period are reflected in the two texts published a year apart by two Greek authors living in Istanbul, one a woman and the other a man. In the stories by the female author examined in the study, one frequently encounters inessential women created by the dominant discourse. On the other hand, the text also includes traces of the cultural feminist tradition of the period. Meanwhile, the novel by the male author examined in this study deviates from other literary texts of the period in that a woman who is endowed with positive traits is selected as the lead character, reversing the image of the weak woman.

 The reflections of the sexist discourse that arose in Europe throughout the 19th century are also observed in works published in Greek in the same period. The core of this discourse is the view that women are weak by nature and that men are strong as long as they are financially sound. In this sense, the demonic woman is positioned directly opposite the angelic woman. This woman is tasked with highlighting the components of identity of the ideal woman that are considered to be good by the dominant ideology and to make them look more polished. This study investigates the portrayal of female characters in two examples of prose that were both published in Istanbul and aims to determine the extent to which the male-dominated discourse and feminist critiques of the period are reflected in the two texts published a year apart by two Greek authors living in Istanbul, one a woman and the other a man. In the stories by the female author examined in the study, one frequently encounters inessential women created by the dominant discourse. On the other hand, the text also includes traces of the cultural feminist tradition of the period. Meanwhile, the novel by the male author examined in this study deviates from other literary texts of the period in that a woman who is endowed with positive traits is selected as the lead character, reversing the image of the weak woman.

 The reflections of the sexist discourse that arose in Europe throughout the 19th century are also observed in works published in Greek in the same period. The core of this discourse is the view that women are weak by nature and that men are strong as long as they are financially sound. In this sense, the demonic woman is positioned directly opposite the angelic woman. This woman is tasked with highlighting the components of identity of the ideal woman that are considered to be good by the dominant ideology and to make them look more polished. This study investigates the portrayal of female characters in two examples of prose that were both published in Istanbul and aims to determine the extent to which the male-dominated discourse and feminist critiques of the period are reflected in the two texts published a year apart by two Greek authors living in Istanbul, one a woman and the other a man. In the stories by the female author examined in the study, one frequently encounters inessential women created by the dominant discourse. On the other hand, the text also includes traces of the cultural feminist tradition of the period. Meanwhile, the novel by the male author examined in this study deviates from other literary texts of the period in that a woman who is endowed with positive traits is selected as the lead character, reversing the image of the weak woman.

 Avrupada 19. yüzyıl boyunca yükselen cinsiyetçi söylemin yansımaları aynı dönem yayımlanan Yunanca eserlerde de gözlemlenir. Kadının, doğası gereği zayıf, erkeğinse ekonomik bakımdan yeterli olması koşuluyla güçlü olduğu inancı bu söylemin ana çekirdeğini oluşturur. Bu doğrultuda, melek olarak tasavvur edilen ideal kadının karşısına şeytani olan çıkarılarak ilkinin sahip olduğuna inanılan özelliklerin altı çizilir. Bu çalışmada her ikisi de İstanbulda yayımlanan iki düzyazı örneğinin, kadın karakterlere yaklaşımı incelenmiştir. Aynı dönemde İstanbulda yaşamış, biri erkek biri kadın iki Rum yazarın, bir yıl ara ile basılmış iki metninde eril egemen söylem ile dönemin feminist eleştirilerinin ne derece yansıtıldığı araştırılmıştır. Bu kapsamda incelenen metinlerin genelinde, dönemin cinsiyetçi ideolojisinin hâkim olduğu; bununla birlikte bu metinlerin yazıldıkları dönem ve coğrafya göz önüne alındığında, egemen ideolojinin bir parça dışında kaldıkları gözlemlenmiştir. Çalışmanın kadın yazarı D. Thomanın hikâyelerinde egemen söylemin ürettiği benliksiz kadınlara çokça rastlanır. Öte yandan, dönemin kültürel feminist geleneğinin izleri de metinde gözlemlenir. Çalışmanın erkek yazarı F. I. Lufakisin romanında ise başkahraman olarak bir kadının seçilmesi, bu kadına olumlu özellikler yüklenmesi ve zayıf kadın imajının tersine çevrilmesi onu dönemin diğer edebi metinlerinden önemli ölçüde ayırır.

Makale detayları

The Portrayal of Female Characters in Two Fictional Texts Written in Greek and Published in Istanbul in the 19th Century

Yazarlar:

Aslı Çete

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi:

Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.34 Issue 1, pp.329-354

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323497

pISSN:

2602-2117

19th century Greek literature

women

Greek writers of Istanbul

Domna Thoma

Fotios I. Lufakis19. yy. Yunan Edebiyatı

kadın

İstanbullu Rum yazarlar

Domna Thoma

Fotios I. Lufakis

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Aslı Çete

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

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

Dergi: Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.34 Issue 1, pp.329-354

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001323497

pISSN: 2602-2117

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Aslı Çete

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi:

Litera: Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.34 Issue 1, pp.329-354

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323497

pISSN:

2602-2117