Sociology of Literature Literature Bibliography - A Trial in Turkey

ALVER K.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY-SOSYOLOJI DERGISI, vol.3, no.12, pp.185-232, 2006 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY-SOSYOLOJI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.185-232
  • Keywords: Literature, Society, Turkish Sociologists, Literature and Social Life
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Sociology of literature is concerned with the relationship between literature and society and tries to explain the social life in this regard. As a discipline it has initially been shaped in the nineteenth century Europe. Yet in Turkey, it has spread only after the second half of the 20th century. Thus, there has developed a significant body of literature about the sociology of literature. Three different groups have contributed to this literature: the sociologists, social scientists, and the critics and the men of literature. As a result there has appeared a considerable amount of literature. The aim of this article is to overview the formation of this literature.