The Translator and His World in Alper Canıgüz’s Novel Kan ve Gül (Blood and Rose) / Alper Canıgüz’ün Kan ve Gül Romanı Örneğinde Çevirmen ve Dünyası
In our age where artificial intelligence products cannot replace human translators with emotional intelligence despite all the technological developments, it is also possible to observe that the importance attributed to the translator as an individual is increasing. The figure of the translator h...
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Cyprus International University
2021
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| Sumario: | In our age where artificial intelligence products cannot replace human translators
with emotional intelligence despite all the technological developments, it is also
possible to observe that the importance attributed to the translator as an individual
is increasing. The figure of the translator has become a symbol of modern existence
in today’s world since it acts as an intermediary between different languages and
cultures. The translator finds its response in the world literature in the context of the
individual’s self-positioning and rebellion against technological developments with
his emotional intelligence. In this context, it can be stated that translator characters
in fictional works are increasingly constructed as heroes, however academic works
have registered this aspect belatedly. The aim of this study is to examine the novel
Kan ve Gül. Bir Kara Dejavu of Alper Canıgüz in terms of the conceptualization of
the protagonist who is a translator. The main question for the analysis of this novel
is whether this significant change regarding the fictional conceptualization of the
translator as a hero has an echo in Turkish literature and a possible new tradition
can be traced in this context. Doing this, the results obtained in our qualitative
analysis are evaluated descriptively. Discussions about the translator’s position in
society, the value s/he receives, and the discussions about the translator’s visibility
have gained in importance with the paradigm change that takes place along the
axis of the cultural turn. Studies on this topic in Turkey focus on the fictional
representation of the translator and his social status, but they do not sufficiently
address and trace the consequences of the aforementioned paradigm shift. With this
study, the character development of the translator is focused on and the language and structure of the fictional narrative is examined. Furthermore, in terms of the
cultural knowledge related to the translator and the profession of translator, it is
seen that the character of the translator paves the way for understanding modern
human. The novel Kan ve Gül was analysed with reference to approaches of
translation studies, literary studies and cultural studies. By this means, this study
demonstrated that a new perspective on the translator profession was put forward
with the positioning of the translator identity especially in the so-called third space.
Thus, an exemplary analysis model for Turkish Literature is presented with the
perspective of the cultural turn paradigm that has left its mark on Western literature. |
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