The Role of Istambul on Modern Literature

Admittedly before reading The Norton Introduction to Literature section of our reading homework my perception of literature is mostly based on stereotypes and misconceptions. For instance, I am not sure why despite the fact that I genuinely enjoy reading I have avoided literature to a degree. I am not sure if I thought I might not comprehend the books content or author’s intent. Or because social stereotypes suggest literature to be the property of Harvard elite and English gentleman instead a common man such as myself? Either way after reading the books introduction to literature I now understand how it can reflect perceptions, preconceptions, and most importantly misconceptions in human society from both the author and readers views point.

Life writing is a genre that’s more equivocal than other genres. It has its own codes and conventions which help convey its own key ideas and messages. The arrangement of the codes and conventions help the audience recognize the connection between other life writing texts. One of the these is how perspective is used to convey the authors aspects of the real incident. This convention links to the one of the codes, language, where the composer uses languages to create personal accounts of a person’s life. All authors use language to express their experience. This verbalization is what links all life writing texts together.

Second,print causes the presence of intertextuality which central in current phenomenological and critical circles . As the writer stated, intertextuality refers to a literacy and psychological commonplace.The literary text is the product of a writer, who elects to write a

Narratives have the ability to act as a bridging agent working to humanize and create empathy towards the stories of others. Elif Shafak’s The Bastard of Istanbul and Susan Abulhawa’s Mornings in Jenin both serve to function as narratives expanding on intellectual and emotional horizons that provide engaging and thought provoking stories that challenge competing national myths of victimization. The Bastard of Istanbul confronts the violent history of the Ottoman Empire and the Armenian genocide through a family of women living in modern day Turkey. Through a series of flashbacks and stories shared by the diverse female characters, the novel emphasizes the importance of creating discussion related to the mystified event in order to achieve truth and reconciliation. Mornings In Jenin, on the other hand, is a narration told from the point of view of a Palestinian family of

In the present artwork, I have incorporated the real image of Shirin Ebadi in the centre of the artwork. In this image, Ebadi symbolizes all Iranian/Middle Eastern women. The image is also larger in size and brighter than the rest of the elements in the painting. The large size of the image and the centralization of Ebadi in the artwork places her as the focus of the artwork. Ebadi’s image is the first element to be seen in the artwork. The significance in size of Ebadi’s image suggests the importance and immense value of the female sitting behind her desk in the artwork. Ebadi’s image is a printed image of a real photo of her. The utilization of Ebadi’s image allows the viewer to realize that it is confronting reality, not fantasy. This real image stands in opposition to the European fantasy depicted of Orientals. Ebadi’s image suggests a distinguished quality and a strong identity in opposition to the image of Oriental women as represented in the Oriental European paintings. Women are shown as intelligent, knowledgeable, dignified, and strong and

We watched "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan in order to vision the deep root of Anatolia. The movie follows men in search of a dead body. This long search of the body was carefully crafted to show us the landscape of Anatolia. The landscape include large mass of grass fields, hills and valleys. Ceylan specifically pick these men in order to represent the different lives of people in Anatolia. Through these men, he also showcased the role of women as submissive but powerful roles. The movie clearly portrays hierarchy, the role of women, human aspects in emotions and physical appearance of the people of Anatolia.

"Chiefly lync in nature, Ottman poetry had three main genes; dealing with love, eulogies and romance." (Ottoman Empire Culture,flooter, 2017) In my readings I discovered that literature was so popular in the Ottoman Empire, and they used the literature to perform with puppets in a coffeehouse setting. " " Poetry was often sung and stories were told by master storytellers at coffeehouses or at special occasions." (Ottoman Empire Culture,flooter 2017) They were also very good in the music department, they were a very creative

The visualization continues throughout as there is a heavy use of metaphors and similes. In one instance metaphors are used to describe the tops of the mosques by comparing them to topless women in the sun. Another example is of how the city itself has decayed over time by comparing it to a beaten dog. The occasional style in which the author furthers the imagery is to try to engage the reader in using all senses as there is an extensive use of detailed descriptions of the smells and sounds of the streets.

Literature allows people to intimately explore foreign experiences. It allows readers to connect with another person’s truths, and hopefully find common ground and universal truths. I hope to use characters in Midaq Alley and The Yacoubian Building as lens for exploring the relationship between resistance and romantic love.

His description of the inclusion of sport, schools, public baths, markets, soup kitchens and places for travellers within the courtyard of the mosque to stay reveals that Istanbul was tolerant of outsiders and truly was the jewel of the Ottoman empire . This description of the Süleymaniye Mosque, while not outright describing the people of the main city of Istanbul, reveals the pride that Çelebi has for Istanbul.

The author, Shyam Selvadurai receives this story to the reader in the first person narrative mode from the perspective of the main character, Arje. The child narrator of this book helps readers to recognize conflicts that any family can have. Also, Arje’s point of view offers a simple writing style and it helps readers to understand the novel very well. When the readers identifies the author’s writing style, they can recognize the author’s personalities by his writing styles, and how he apperceive the readers. Also, readers can see how the author uses his writing style to express the message to the readers simply, clearly and convincingly.

Yagiz Akiska Mrs. Lewis World Literature-3rd Period October 16th 2014 Somehow Connected Armenia went through such bad times in 1915 and lost many of people in the Turkish massacre; people died and their families were divided. “The Armenian Language is the home of the Armenian” is a poem that was written after that time by Moushegh Ishkan (1913-1990), who was just a little child while encountering such sad times. The author mentions his deep feelings about his heritage, despite the tragic times Armenians faced, and throughout the poem he reveals his comfort, love, and pride of the Armenian language using some literary devices such as an extended metaphor and a connotative word.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (March 12, 1881 - November 10, 1938), Turkish soldier and statesman, was the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. He was born in the Ottoman city of Selânik (now Thessaloniki in Greece), where his birthplace is the Turkish Consulate and is also preserved as a museum. In accordance with the then prevalent Turkish custom, he was given the single name Mustafa. His father, Ali Riza (Efendi) was a customs officer who died when Mustafa was a child, his mother was Zübeyde (Hanim).

The novel often talks about the setting, time and theme in Egyptian culture through stories of various characters. The culture describes in the novel restricts the readers’ views on

Tehran, the capital of Iran, has its highs and lows. It is polluted by everything it encompasses. The city is jam packed with rapid highways, stentorian neighborhoods, and idiosyncratic citizens. City of Lies, written by Ramita Navai, perfectly sums up the way that this cryptic and disturbing city works. The novel follows eight very unique characters on Vali Asr Street who have a connection to the city that changed each of their lives. Each of them have very different backstories and personality traits that make them different from the last. But in the end, what brings them together is that they are all polluted by the city they call home. These characters, throughout their lives in Tehran, experience difficult pasts and hardships all because of the different ways of pollution in the city. This is evident when we read about Dariush’s environmental realization during his return to Tehran, when we read about many woman characters dealing with sexism and prostitution, and when when we read about the citizen’s opinions on the politics and organizations.