The Orient-Occident analogy in Kurban Said’s novel Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Horn

Mutlu Er; Max Florian Hertsch

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The Orient-Occident analogy in Kurban Said’s novel Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Horn

Yazarlar:

Mutlu Er | Max Florian Hertsch

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 50, pp.66-76

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310689

pISSN:

2619-9890

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Özet:

 This paper presents a historical and literary evaluation based on Kurban Saids novel Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Horn, which was written in German in 1938. In this fictional book, Said provides a literary, scientific statement on the cultural clash between the Occident and the Orient, which is embodied through the books protagonist, Asiadeh. The novel begins in the Western World, in Berlin, and ends with a desire for the East, the Orient. Contrasts are highlighted between the cultures of Berlin and Istanbul, representing the Western and Eastern Furthermore, Said describes the cultural, oriental , and feminine potential of the Turkish society in the diaspora and defines their visions. In addition , historical and political facts are included. This study defines the literary perspectives of Eastern, Western, and Turkish cultures. The writer achieved a respectable reputation in his field during theWeimar Republic, after the magazine Die literarische Welt LiteratureWorld published in Germany, named him an Oriental expert. One interesting aspect is that Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Horn is one of the first books to deal with the issues of multiculturalism and cross-cultural perspectives. The story, which is likely based on some of the authors experiences, shows how the characters, who live far from home, survive and what tactics they follow to handle life. In order to understand this strategy, it is necessary to examine Western imagery through the eyes of an Oriental and, simultaneously, the situations a person displaced from the Orient faces in the Western World. In this article, the question of what the Oriental concept means  whether it is an imaginary place in the literary world or a geographical reality  will be answered in line with the views of Banse and Huntington.

 This paper presents a historical and literary evaluation based on Kurban Saids novel Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Horn, which was written in German in 1938. In this fictional book, Said provides a literary, scientific statement on the cultural clash between the Occident and the Orient, which is embodied through the books protagonist, Asiadeh. The novel begins in the Western World, in Berlin, and ends with a desire for the East, the Orient. Contrasts are highlighted between the cultures of Berlin and Istanbul, representing the Western and Eastern Furthermore, Said describes the cultural, oriental , and feminine potential of the Turkish society in the diaspora and defines their visions. In addition , historical and political facts are included. This study defines the literary perspectives of Eastern, Western, and Turkish cultures. The writer achieved a respectable reputation in his field during theWeimar Republic, after the magazine Die literarische Welt LiteratureWorld published in Germany, named him an Oriental expert. One interesting aspect is that Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Horn is one of the first books to deal with the issues of multiculturalism and cross-cultural perspectives. The story, which is likely based on some of the authors experiences, shows how the characters, who live far from home, survive and what tactics they follow to handle life. In order to understand this strategy, it is necessary to examine Western imagery through the eyes of an Oriental and, simultaneously, the situations a person displaced from the Orient faces in the Western World. In this article, the question of what the Oriental concept means  whether it is an imaginary place in the literary world or a geographical reality  will be answered in line with the views of Banse and Huntington.

 This paper presents a historical and literary evaluation based on Kurban Saids novel Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Horn, which was written in German in 1938. In this fictional book, Said provides a literary, scientific statement on the cultural clash between the Occident and the Orient, which is embodied through the books protagonist, Asiadeh. The novel begins in the Western World, in Berlin, and ends with a desire for the East, the Orient. Contrasts are highlighted between the cultures of Berlin and Istanbul, representing the Western and Eastern Furthermore, Said describes the cultural, oriental , and feminine potential of the Turkish society in the diaspora and defines their visions. In addition , historical and political facts are included. This study defines the literary perspectives of Eastern, Western, and Turkish cultures. The writer achieved a respectable reputation in his field during theWeimar Republic, after the magazine Die literarische Welt LiteratureWorld published in Germany, named him an Oriental expert. One interesting aspect is that Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Horn is one of the first books to deal with the issues of multiculturalism and cross-cultural perspectives. The story, which is likely based on some of the authors experiences, shows how the characters, who live far from home, survive and what tactics they follow to handle life. In order to understand this strategy, it is necessary to examine Western imagery through the eyes of an Oriental and, simultaneously, the situations a person displaced from the Orient faces in the Western World. In this article, the question of what the Oriental concept means  whether it is an imaginary place in the literary world or a geographical reality  will be answered in line with the views of Banse and Huntington.

 Bu çalışmada Kurban Saidin 1938 yılında Almanca olarak kaleme aldığı ve Türkçeye de çevrilen eseri tarihsel ve edebi açıdan ele alınmaktadır. Kurban Said, bu romanı ile Doğu ve Batı arasındaki kültür çatışmasına ilişkin bir nevi yazın bilimsel bir yaklaşım göstermiştir. Doğu, ana karakter Asiadeh aracılığı ile vücut bulmuştur, fakat roman Berlinde, yani Batıda başlayıp Doğuya olan bir özlemle son bulmaktadır. Romanda, Batı dünyasını temsil eden Berlin ile Doğu dünyasını temsil eden İstanbulun kültürel tezatlıkları ortaya çıkmaktadır. Roman, diasporadaki Türk toplumunun kültürel ve feminen potansiyeli ile Doğuya özgünlükleri tasvir edilmekte ve onların değer yargıları da tanımlamaktadır. Bunların yanı sıra, tarihsel ve siyasi olgular da yer almaktadır. Makalede Doğu ve Batı ile Türk kültürüne dair edebi bakış açıları ve bilimsel anlamda Doğu kavramının kapsadığı konular da işlenmeye çalışılmıştır.Kurban Said, Doğu dünyasında her daim kendisine ait bir ize rastlamış ve verdiği eserlerle Doğuya ilişkin bu düşün dünyasını daha da derinleştirmiştir. Almanyada yayımlanan Die literarische Welt adlı derginin Kurban Saidi Doğu uzmanı olarak adlandırmasıyla yazar, Weimar Cumhuriyeti döneminde kendi alanında oldukça ün kazanmıştır. Çokkültürlülük ve kültürlerarasılık konularını ele alan ilk romanlardan biri olan Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Hornun ilgi çekici taraflarından birisi de, Kurban Saidin muhtemelen kendi deneyimlerinden yola çıkarak kaleme aldığı, memleketinden uzakta yaşayan karakterlerin nasıl ayakta kaldıklarının ve hangi stratejiyi izlediklerinin gösterilmesidir. Bu stratejiyi anlamak için, Doğunun gözündeki Batı imgelemi ve Doğu dünyasından gelen bir sürgünün Batıda karşılaştığı durumları incelemek gerekmektedir. Bu makalede, Doğu kavramının tam olarak neyi ifade ettiği -yazın dünyasındaki hayali bir yer mi, yoksa coğrafi bir gerçeklik mi- sorusuna Ewald Banse ve Huntingtonın görüşleri doğrultusunda yanıt aranacaktır.

Makale detayları

The Orient-Occident analogy in Kurban Said’s novel Das Mädchen vom Goldenen Horn

Yazarlar:

Mutlu Er | Max Florian Hertsch

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 50, pp.66-76

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310689

pISSN:

2619-9890

Kurban Said

Orient

Occident

Intercultural Literature

OrientalismKurban Said

Doğu

Batı

Kültürlerarası Edebiyat

Oryantalizm

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mutlu Er | Max Florian Hertsch

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi: Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 50, pp.66-76

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001310689

pISSN: 2619-9890

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mutlu Er | Max Florian Hertsch

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 50, pp.66-76

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310689

pISSN:

2619-9890