Turkish Literature as World Literature (Literatures as World Literature)

Essays covering a broad range of genres and ranging from the late Ottoman era to contemporary literature open the debate on the place of Turkish literature in the global literary scene. Explorations of the multilingual cosmopolitanism of the Ottoman literary scene are complemented by examples of cross-generational intertextual encounters. The renowned poet Nâzim Hikmet is studied from a variety of angles, while contemporary and popular writers such as Orhan Pamuk and Elif Safak are contextualised. Turkish Literature as World Literature not only fills a significant lacuna in world literary studies but also draws a composite historical, political, and cultural portrait of Turkey in its relations with the broader world. Title Page Copyright Page Contents Figures Acknowledgments A Note on the Text Introduction: “Turkish Literature as World Literature”? What Is in a Preposition? References Part 1: Breathing Turkish in the World Stage Chapter 1: The Entangled History of Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism in Modern Turkish Literature The New Relations and Tensions of the 1890s The Literature of the Second Constitutional Era: The Tide of Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism The Triumph of National Literature Conclusion References Chapter 2: Translation, Transcription, and the Making of World Literature: On Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Scriptworlds From “Scriptworlds” to “Scripts’ World” Translation as Transcription Heterographics as Border-Thinking: The Case of Mehmet Yaşın Notes References Chapter 3: Translating Yunus Emre, Translating the Self, Translating Islam: Zafer Şenocak’s Turkish-German Path to Modernity Translating Yunus Emre Translating the Self Translating Islam Conclusion Notes References Part 2: Turkish Literature in Transnational Waters Chapter 4: World Literature as Performance: Turkish and British Women’s Writing in Transcultural Dialogue at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Notes References Chapter 5: “The Living Link between India and Turkey”: Halide Edib on the Subcontinent Ateşten Gömlek and The Daughter of Smyrna Conflict of East and West in Turkey Inside India Conclusion Notes References Chapter 6: Nâzım Hikmet’s Reception as a World Poet I II III IV V Conclusion Notes References Chapter 7: The Internationalist Left and World Literature: The Case of Nâzım Hikmet in Greece The (People’s) Republic of Letters Maverick Communists and Turkish-Greek Friendship Suffering and Solidarity: Greeks in Nâzım’s Poetry Notes References Chapter 8: The Influence of Nâzım Hikmet on Arab Poetry Nâzım Hikmet and Contemporary Arab Poetry Requiems for Nâzım Hikmet The Difficulty of Translating Nâzım Hikmet Notes References Part 3: Contemporary Forms and Cosmopolitanism Chapter 9: World Literary Refractions: Orhan Pamuk and Juan Goytisolo World Literature as Elliptical Refraction National Cacophonies Hierarchies of Circulation Notes References Chapter 10: Teaching The Museum of Innocence in Arts and Design Context Rationale for the Course Objective Pamuk within the World Literature Framework First Module on the Cultural Significance of Objects Second Module on Collecting and Museums Conclusion Appendix Notes References Chapter 11: Elif Şafak and Her Fiction: Cultural Commodities of the Global Capital Hybridity and The Forty Rules of Love Cosmopolitanism and The Saint of Incipient Insanities Notes References Chapter 12: For/Against the World: Literary Prizes and Political Culture in the “New Turkey” Cultures of Polarization on the World Literary Stage Turkish World Literature under Attack The Rhetorical Neo-Ottoman World of Literature Takeaways for World Literature Notes References Contributors Index List of Figures Acknowledgments A Note on the Text Introduction: "Turkish Literature as World Literature"? What Is in a Preposition? Burcu Alkan (University of Manchester, UK) and imen Günay-Erkol (Özyegin University, Turkey) PART I Breathing Turkish in the World Stage 1. The Entangled History of Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism in Modern Turkish Literature Fatih Altug ( S ehir University, Turkey) 2. Translation, Transcription, and the Making of World Literature: On Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Scriptworlds Etienne E. Charri ̈re (Bilkent University, Turkey) 3. Translating Yunus Emre, Translating the Self, Translating Islam: Zafer Senocak's Turkish-German Path to Modernity -- Joseph Twist (University College Dublin, Ireland) PART II Turkish Literature in Transnational Waters 4. World Literature as Performance: Turkish and British Women's Writing in Transcultural Dialogue at the Turn of the Twentieth Century Peter Cherry (Bilkent University, Turkey) 5. "The Living Link between India and Turkey": Halide Edib on the Subcontinent Anirudha Dhanawade (Independent Scholar) and Sima Imsir ( S ehir University, Turkey) 6. Nźim Hikmet's Reception as World Poet Mediha Göbenli (Yeditepe University, Turkey) 7. The Internationalist Left and World Literature: The Case of Nźim Hikmet in Greece Kenan Behzat Sharpe (University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA) 8. The Influence of Nźim Hikmet on Arab Poetry Mehmet Hakki Suçin (Gazi University, Turkey) PART III Contemporary Forms and Cosmopolitanism 9. World Literary Refractions: Orhan Pamuk and Juan Goytisolo Basak andar (Appalachian State University, USA) 10. Teaching The Museum of Innocence in Arts and Design Context Irmak Ertuna Howison (Columbus College of Arts and Design, USA) 11. Elif Safak and Her Fiction: Cultural Commodities of the Global Capital Simla Do gangün (Do g u s University, Turkey) 12. For/Against the World: Literary Prizes and Political Culture in the ?New Turkey? -- Kaitlin Staudt (University of Oxford, UK) Notes on Contributors Index Essays covering a broad range of genres and ranging from the late Ottoman era to contemporary literature open the debate on the place of Turkish literature in the globalized literary world. Explorations of the multilingual cosmopolitanism of the Ottoman literary scene are complemented by examples of cross-generational intertextual encounters. The renowned poet Nâzim Hikmet is studied from a variety of angles, while contemporary and popular writers such as Orhan Pamuk and Elif Safak are contextualized. Turkish Literature as World Literature not only fills a significant lacuna in world literary studies but also draws a composite historical, political, and cultural portrait of Turkey in its relations with the broader world. "Examines the impact of modern Turkish literature on the literatures of the world through discussions of translation practices, transcultural encounters, transnational ideas, global literary networks, and the politics of world literature"-- Provided by publisher