Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TURK DILI VE EDEBIYATI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, sa.2, 2023 (ESCI)
On the basis of the assumption that literary texts are directly related to the historical and social contexts in which they are produced, this study discusses the idea of sovereignty through "Horoz" (The Rooster) and "Dunyanin Nizami" (Order of the World) by omer Seyfettin. In this respect, firstly, the main arguments for this idea, theorized by Jean Bodin and problematized by Thomas Hobbes (particularly in Leviathan), will be examined. Furthermore, the roles played by intra-community relations, ambivalent relations of society with the state and the ruler, and human nature in constructing the idea of sovereignty, will be evaluated. Then, the origin, function, character, and historical evolution of the images of rooster and dragon derived from this idea in these short stories will be elaborated. The direction of this evolution, particularly from a divine to a secular character, will be followed through examples in Turco -Islamic art and literature. In addition, philosophical views on establishing the ideal social order, which are centered on sovereignty, will be presented in conjunction with the idea of nizam-i alem (world order), one of the defining concepts of Ottoman political history. Lastly, the earthly time and history that irrupt the realm of symbolic discourse in omer Seyfettin's short stories will be analyzed within the framework of these concepts, and the intersections of literary, philosophical, and political categories will be interpreted.