THE DESTRUCTION OF CRETE (TIS KRITIS O CHALASMOS): A POEM ON THE EARTHQUAKE IN CRETE IN 1508

Ferhan Kırlıdökme Mollaoğlu

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THE DESTRUCTION OF CRETE (TIS KRITIS O CHALASMOS): A POEM ON THE EARTHQUAKE IN CRETE IN 1508

Yazarlar:

Ferhan Kırlıdökme Mollaoğlu

Yayıncı:

Trakya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Bölgesel Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 2, pp.471-490

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308122

pISSN:

2147-1371

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 At the beginning of the 16th century, in 1508, a very strong earthquake hit the island of Crete causing great destruction, especially in its eastern part. Manolis Sklavos, a poet, who is unknown to us from elsewhere, accounted in the Destruction of Crete Tis Kritis o chalasmos a poem of about three hundred verses, the tragic moments of the earthquake, the victims and the damage to the buildings. In his poem, Sklavos emphasized that the earthquake was a divine punishment that occurred due to peoples sins, and therefore called them to pray and repent. The Destruction of Crete is one most important historical sources of this earthquake. In this poem, we believe that the name Crete refers only to the city of Candia and not to the island in general. Based on the content of the poem, we may assume that Manolis Sklavos was a native of Candia and that he was in the city at the time of the earthquake. Another important source about the 1508 earthquake in Crete is the letter of Girolamo Donato, the Venetian Duke of Crete, dated July 15, 1508.

 At the beginning of the 16th century, in 1508, a very strong earthquake hit the island of Crete causing great destruction, especially in its eastern part. Manolis Sklavos, a poet, who is unknown to us from elsewhere, accounted in the Destruction of Crete Tis Kritis o chalasmos a poem of about three hundred verses, the tragic moments of the earthquake, the victims and the damage to the buildings. In his poem, Sklavos emphasized that the earthquake was a divine punishment that occurred due to peoples sins, and therefore called them to pray and repent. The Destruction of Crete is one most important historical sources of this earthquake. In this poem, we believe that the name Crete refers only to the city of Candia and not to the island in general. Based on the content of the poem, we may assume that Manolis Sklavos was a native of Candia and that he was in the city at the time of the earthquake. Another important source about the 1508 earthquake in Crete is the letter of Girolamo Donato, the Venetian Duke of Crete, dated July 15, 1508.

 At the beginning of the 16th century, in 1508, a very strong earthquake hit the island of Crete causing great destruction, especially in its eastern part. Manolis Sklavos, a poet, who is unknown to us from elsewhere, accounted in the Destruction of Crete Tis Kritis o chalasmos a poem of about three hundred verses, the tragic moments of the earthquake, the victims and the damage to the buildings. In his poem, Sklavos emphasized that the earthquake was a divine punishment that occurred due to peoples sins, and therefore called them to pray and repent. The Destruction of Crete is one most important historical sources of this earthquake. In this poem, we believe that the name Crete refers only to the city of Candia and not to the island in general. Based on the content of the poem, we may assume that Manolis Sklavos was a native of Candia and that he was in the city at the time of the earthquake. Another important source about the 1508 earthquake in Crete is the letter of Girolamo Donato, the Venetian Duke of Crete, dated July 15, 1508.

 16. yüzyılın başlarında 1508 yılında, Girit Adasını çok şiddetli bir deprem vurmuş ve özellikle adanın doğu kesiminde büyük yıkıma neden olmuştur. Hakkında başka bir kaynaktan bilgi sahibi olamadığımız şair Manolis Sklavos, Giritin Yıkılışı Tis Kritis o chalasmos adlı eserinde depremin trajik anlarını, kurbanları ve binalarda oluşan hasarı yaklaşık üç yüz dizelik bir şiirle anlatmıştır. Sklavos, şiirinde depremin insanların günahları nedeniyle meydana gelen ilahî bir ceza olduğunu vurgulamış ve bu yüzden onları dua ve tövbe etmeye davet etmiştir. Giritin Yıkılışı şiiri, 1508 yılında Giritte meydana gelen deprem ile ilgili en önemli tarihi kaynaklardan biridir. Şiirde yer alan Girit adıyla, Sklavosun adanın geneline değil, sadece Kandiye şehrine atıfta bulunduğu düşünülmektedir. Şiirin içeriğinden, Manolis Sklavosun Kandiyeli olduğu ve deprem sırasında kentte bulunduğu anlaşılmaktadır. 1508 yılında Giritte meydana gelen depremle ilgili bir diğer önemli kaynak ise Girit Adasının Venedikli Dükü Girolamo Donatonun 15 Temmuz 1508 tarihli mektubudur.

Makale detayları

THE DESTRUCTION OF CRETE (TIS KRITIS O CHALASMOS): A POEM ON THE EARTHQUAKE IN CRETE IN 1508

Yazarlar:

Ferhan Kırlıdökme Mollaoğlu

Yayıncı:

Trakya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Bölgesel Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 2, pp.471-490

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308122

pISSN:

2147-1371

Manolis Sklavos

Crete

Modern Greek Literature

Poem

EarthquakeManolis Sklavos

Girit

Çağdaş Yunan Edebiyatı

Şiir

Deprem

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ferhan Kırlıdökme Mollaoğlu

Yayıncı: Trakya University

Ana Başlıklar: Bölgesel Çalışmalar

Dergi: Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 2, pp.471-490

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001308122

pISSN: 2147-1371

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ferhan Kırlıdökme Mollaoğlu

Yayıncı:

Trakya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Bölgesel Çalışmalar

Dergi:

Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 2, pp.471-490

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308122

pISSN:

2147-1371