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The Multiple Modernities in Turkish Literature: A. H. Tanpınar’s Liminality or Terkip

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Abstract

Traversing disciplinary boundaries between literary studies, cultural studies and sociology, this study aims to exploremodernity and modernization discussions in relation to Turkey to understand whether Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar’suneasiness arose from the idea of modernity itself, its dialogue with tradition, its application in Turkish society or froma combination of all of these. The study presents an outline of the central themes of Multiple Modernities; then itcontinues with a study of contemporary views of modernity and modernization in Turkey to be able to elaborate onhow Tanpınar as a novelist and thinker approaches modernity and understands Turkish modernization project. Mostimportantly, the study aims to underscore and explore the relationship between Tanpınar’s idea of modernity or terkip(co-existence of dichotomies) and the Multiple Modernities approach by referring to Henri Bergson’s influence onTanpınar’s ideas and to the parallelisms between Walter Benjamin and Tanpınar.

Abstract (Turkish, translation)

Türk Edebiyatında Çoklu Moderniteler: A. H. Tanpınar’ın Eşik yahut Terkip Fikri

Edebî çalışmalar, kültür çalışmaları ve sosyoloji gibi bilim dallarının sınırlarını aşan bu inceleme yazısı, Ahmet HamdiTanpınar’ın huzursuzluǧunun; modenitenin kendisinden mi, onun gelenekle oluşturduǧu diyaloǧundan mı,modernitenin Türk toplumunda uygulanışından mı yoksa bütün bunların bileşiminden mi kaynaklandıǧını anlamakamacıyla Türkiye özelinde modernite ve modernizasyon tartışmalarını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma ҪokluModerniteler fikrinin başlıca temalarına dikkat çektikten sonra, bir yazar ve düşünür olarak Tanpınar’ın moderniteyenasıl yaklaştıǧını ve Türk modernleşme sürecini nasıl anlamlandırdıǧını tahlil etmek amacıyla Türkiye’deki günümüzmodernite ve modernizasyon tartışmalarını incelemeyi hedeflemektedir. En önemli olarak ise, Henri Bergson’unTanpınar üzerindeki etkisinden ve Walter Benjamin ile Tanpınar arasındaki benzerliklerden bahsederek, bu çalışmabilhassa Tanpınar’ın modernite anlayışı – yahut terkip fikri (karşıtlıkların bir arada bulunuşu) ile Ҫoklu Modernitelerfikrinin benzerliklerini tetkik edip, bu benzerliklerin altını çizmeyi hedeflemektedir.

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Kaya, H. (2018). The Multiple Modernities in Turkish Literature: A. H. Tanpınar’s Liminality or Terkip. Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters, 36(2), 282–292. https://doi.org/10.32600/huefd.467737

BibTeX

@article{kaya2018multiple,
  author = {Kaya, Hilal},
  title = {{The Multiple Modernities in Turkish Literature: A. H. Tanp{\i}nar's Liminality or Terkip}},
  journal = {Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters},
  volume = {36},
  number = {2},
  pages = {282--292},
  publisher = {Hacettepe {\"U}niversitesi},
  year = {2018},
  month = {10},
  issn = {1301-5737},
  doi = {10.32600/huefd.467737},
  url = {https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/the-multiple-modernities-in-turkish-literature-a-h-tanpinars-liminality-or-terkip},
  language = {en},
  keywords = {Creative Arts and Writing},
  abstract = {Traversing disciplinary boundaries between literary studies, cultural studies and sociology, this study aims to exploremodernity and modernization discussions in relation to Turkey to understand whether Ahmet Hamdi Tanp{\i}nar'suneasiness arose from the idea of modernity itself, its dialogue with tradition, its application in Turkish society or froma combination of all of these. The study presents an outline of the central themes of Multiple Modernities; then itcontinues with a study of contemporary views of modernity and modernization in Turkey to be able to elaborate onhow Tanp{\i}nar as a novelist and thinker approaches modernity and understands Turkish modernization project. Mostimportantly, the study aims to underscore and explore the relationship between Tanp{\i}nar's idea of modernity or terkip(co-existence of dichotomies) and the Multiple Modernities approach by referring to Henri Bergson's influence onTanp{\i}nar's ideas and to the parallelisms between Walter Benjamin and Tanp{\i}nar.},
  affiliation = {ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY}
}

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