A Carnivalesque Reading of The Turkish Translation of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Ayşenur İplikçi Özden

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A Carnivalesque Reading of The Turkish Translation of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Yazarlar:

Ayşenur İplikçi Özden

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebi Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı, pp.332-343

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001284314

pISSN:

2548-0502

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Özet:

 Mikhail Bakhtin, a prominent Russian philosopher of the 20th century, contributed to the field of philology and literary studies by propounding conceptions in several domains one of which is the foremost term carnivalesque. As it is a locution related to the carnival, it is of utmost significance to define this term. The carnival, deriving from the Lantern period at the time of the Romans, is a phenomenon in which all the rules in our daily lives, restrictions, regulations, and hierarchical forms are put aside; everyone is free and there are no restrictions in this sphere. The aim of this study is to read and analyse the Turkish translation of Robert Louis Stevensons The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde  with its full name in the light of Bakhtins carnivalesque approach, and the Turkish translation of the work is evaluated particularly by taking Bakhtins main categories of the term carnivalesque, which are free and familiar interaction between people, eccentric behaviour by which the human nature in the work is revealed, and carnivalistic misalliances, all of which are considered to be abstract notions of freedom and equality. While taking the carnivalesque way of thinking into consideration, specifically the diverse characteristics of the protagonist in the novel are brought forth such as being respectable and well-liked but also hideous and depraved in conformity with the free and unrestricted world of the carnival.

 Mikhail Bakhtin, a prominent Russian philosopher of the 20th century, contributed to the field of philology and literary studies by propounding conceptions in several domains one of which is the foremost term carnivalesque. As it is a locution related to the carnival, it is of utmost significance to define this term. The carnival, deriving from the Lantern period at the time of the Romans, is a phenomenon in which all the rules in our daily lives, restrictions, regulations, and hierarchical forms are put aside; everyone is free and there are no restrictions in this sphere. The aim of this study is to read and analyse the Turkish translation of Robert Louis Stevensons The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde  with its full name in the light of Bakhtins carnivalesque approach, and the Turkish translation of the work is evaluated particularly by taking Bakhtins main categories of the term carnivalesque, which are free and familiar interaction between people, eccentric behaviour by which the human nature in the work is revealed, and carnivalistic misalliances, all of which are considered to be abstract notions of freedom and equality. While taking the carnivalesque way of thinking into consideration, specifically the diverse characteristics of the protagonist in the novel are brought forth such as being respectable and well-liked but also hideous and depraved in conformity with the free and unrestricted world of the carnival.

 Mikhail Bakhtin, a prominent Russian philosopher of the 20th century, contributed to the field of philology and literary studies by propounding conceptions in several domains one of which is the foremost term carnivalesque. As it is a locution related to the carnival, it is of utmost significance to define this term. The carnival, deriving from the Lantern period at the time of the Romans, is a phenomenon in which all the rules in our daily lives, restrictions, regulations, and hierarchical forms are put aside; everyone is free and there are no restrictions in this sphere. The aim of this study is to read and analyse the Turkish translation of Robert Louis Stevensons The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde  with its full name in the light of Bakhtins carnivalesque approach, and the Turkish translation of the work is evaluated particularly by taking Bakhtins main categories of the term carnivalesque, which are free and familiar interaction between people, eccentric behaviour by which the human nature in the work is revealed, and carnivalistic misalliances, all of which are considered to be abstract notions of freedom and equality. While taking the carnivalesque way of thinking into consideration, specifically the diverse characteristics of the protagonist in the novel are brought forth such as being respectable and well-liked but also hideous and depraved in conformity with the free and unrestricted world of the carnival.

 20. yüzyılın önde gelen Rus düşünürü Mikhail Bakhtin, çeşitli alanlarda, içlerinden biri de karnavalesk terimi olan kavramlar öne sürerek, filoloji ve edebiyat çalışmalarına katkı sağlamıştır. Bu kavram karnaval olgusu ile yakından ilgili olduğundan, karnaval olgusunu tanımlamak önem arz etmektedir. Kökeni Romalılar zamanındaki Lantern isimli dönemden gelen karnaval; günlük hayattaki bütün kuralların, kısıtlamaların, düzenlemelerin ve hiyerarşik formların bir kenara koyulduğu bir olgudur; bu alanda herkes özgürdür ve hiçbir kısıtlama yoktur. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Robert Louis Stevensonın tam ismiyle Dr Jekyll ile Bay Hyde: Tuhaf bir Vaka eserinin Türkçe çevirisini, Bakhtinin karnavalesk yaklaşımı ışığında incelemek ve analiz etmektir. Eserin Türkçe çevirisi Bakhtinin karnavalesk teriminin özellikle ana kategorilerini ele alarak değerlendirilmektedir; bu kategori içinde değerlendirilebilecek öğeler, özgürlük ve eşitliğin soyut kavramları olarak düşünülen insanlar arasında özgür ve yakın etkileşim, insan doğasının eserde ortaya çıkma yolu olan olağandışı davranış ve karnavalist uyumsuzluklardır. Karnavalesk düşünce tarzını ele alırken, romandaki baş karakterin, karnavalın özgür ve kısıtlanmamış dünyasına uygun olarak özellikle hem saygın ve sevilen biri olma hem de korkunç ve ahlakı bozulmuş olma gibi çeşitli özellikleri ortaya konmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ayşenur İplikçi Özden

Yayıncı: Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar: Edebi Çalışmalar

Dergi: Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı, pp.332-343

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001284314

pISSN: 2548-0502

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ayşenur İplikçi Özden

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebi Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı, pp.332-343

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001284314

pISSN:

2548-0502