Papers by Leyla Akköprü Adıgüzel
Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Aug 30, 2023
Rushdie's Midnight's Children, published in 1981, is one of the profound works th... more Rushdie's Midnight's Children, published in 1981, is one of the profound works that sheds light on the history of India and Pakistan. Through the body and narration of the main character Saleem Sinai, the reader witnesses the events that took place in the history of India. Saleem Sinai and other midnight children, born on the night of India's declaration of independence, correspond to the multicultural nature and polyphony of India. The polyphony, which is frequently emphasized in the work, is presented to the reader with various narrative strategies such as magic realism and historicalmetafiction. In an extraordinary expression of truth, Midnight's Children also touches upon the mythology of Hindu culture. The most significant names of the midnight children, Saleem, Shiva, and Parvati are equivalent to the three most peculiar deities of Hindu mythology, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva. The existence of these deities is interdependent. In the absence of one, the others cannot exist. Just like Saleem's wisdom, Shiva's warrior personality and Parvati's magic talent complement each other. Within this framework, the study aims to examine the similarity of Saleem, Shiva, and Parvati with Hindu gods and goddesses Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and Parvati.
Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal bilimler Enstitüsü dergisi, Jun 30, 2021
The trickster is one of the outstanding examples of the concept of archetype introduced by Swiss ... more The trickster is one of the outstanding examples of the concept of archetype introduced by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung and is described as the collection of whole inferior features in the individuals' characters. However, in contemporary literature, the trickster archetype is described as a cunning figure, a truth-teller, a storyteller, and a transformer who plays with the laws of the universe. The trickster figure rejects accepting the truth blindly; defends demolition of outdated mentality when needed. Despite his/her destructive attitude, he/she is respected for the contribution to the design of cultures. Jeanette Winterson's Weight, the retelling of Atlas and Heracles' myth, was published in 2005 within the project of The Canongate Myth Series, which commissioned prominent authors to rewrite the myths of different cultures. Winterson, one of the preeminent authors of British literature, in her meticulously written hybrid fiction, deconstructs epic traditions through various literary devices and offers a blend of different genres. In her multi-layered work, the author tells her story through the mythological hero Atlas, with whom she identifies herself. This study aims to highlight the trickster-artist facet of Jeanette Winterson as a cunning and wise transformer and storyteller in the process of rewriting the ancient myth.
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Papers by Leyla Akköprü Adıgüzel