Traces of The Plague Epidemics in Literary Texts, 2020
Black death is one of the most lethal disasters in history. Stories
relating to infectious diseas... more Black death is one of the most lethal disasters in history. Stories relating to infectious diseas have been documented almost since the beginning of the earliest records of human history. Everytime black death broke out, humanity at large have made every effort to protect themselves from the epidemic, to Express the pains endured, or to convey their ordeals to the generation next, ultimately leaving the legacies of their experiences to our contemporary World. The first writtwn record regarding black death belongs to Hittite ruler Mursili II (BC 1339-10). Mursili’s worship of his gods, upon seeing that his state had come to the brink of extinction, is considered to be one of the first examples of these records. However, in order to talk about “a literature of Black Death”, it is necessary to concestrate exclusively on the “Black Death” or “Black Plague” in the 14th century, which made its impact on almost half of the world’s population, and which ranks among the first in the formation of this literary tradition. This pandemic which spanned in a large area of geograpy from the Himalayas to Northern Europe, and which wiped out the whole population, gave way to the emergence of a well-rooted, sustainable tradition. Black death drew a particular attention to every branch of the arts from music, paintings, literature, sculpture to theatre even dance, and today this particular theme is still popular with music, cinema and gaming circles around the globe. Black death and the series of epidemics that followed it, made its influence on the indigenous Turkish population in Asşa Minor, and prepared a suitable ground fort he appearence of some works of literary merit. Yet deliberate distance kept from paintings and sculpture (for religious reasons) induced men of letters to produce literary Works of art concerning infectious diseases. In this respect, Yunus Emre and Şeyyad Hamza specifically penned remarkable texts, some of which are regarded as the first examples of what is known as Firakname in Turkish literature. This study is intended to track and trace the marks of Black Death, however bitter they may taste, as reflected in poems, prayers texts, beliefs, legends, and to revaluate the contributions these texts have made to Turkish literature.
Traces of The Plague Epidemics in Literary Texts, 2020
Black death is one of the most lethal disasters in history. Stories
relating to infectious diseas... more Black death is one of the most lethal disasters in history. Stories relating to infectious diseas have been documented almost since the beginning of the earliest records of human history. Everytime black death broke out, humanity at large have made every effort to protect themselves from the epidemic, to Express the pains endured, or to convey their ordeals to the generation next, ultimately leaving the legacies of their experiences to our contemporary World. The first writtwn record regarding black death belongs to Hittite ruler Mursili II (BC 1339-10). Mursili’s worship of his gods, upon seeing that his state had come to the brink of extinction, is considered to be one of the first examples of these records. However, in order to talk about “a literature of Black Death”, it is necessary to concestrate exclusively on the “Black Death” or “Black Plague” in the 14th century, which made its impact on almost half of the world’s population, and which ranks among the first in the formation of this literary tradition. This pandemic which spanned in a large area of geograpy from the Himalayas to Northern Europe, and which wiped out the whole population, gave way to the emergence of a well-rooted, sustainable tradition. Black death drew a particular attention to every branch of the arts from music, paintings, literature, sculpture to theatre even dance, and today this particular theme is still popular with music, cinema and gaming circles around the globe. Black death and the series of epidemics that followed it, made its influence on the indigenous Turkish population in Asşa Minor, and prepared a suitable ground fort he appearence of some works of literary merit. Yet deliberate distance kept from paintings and sculpture (for religious reasons) induced men of letters to produce literary Works of art concerning infectious diseases. In this respect, Yunus Emre and Şeyyad Hamza specifically penned remarkable texts, some of which are regarded as the first examples of what is known as Firakname in Turkish literature. This study is intended to track and trace the marks of Black Death, however bitter they may taste, as reflected in poems, prayers texts, beliefs, legends, and to revaluate the contributions these texts have made to Turkish literature.
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relating to infectious diseas have been documented almost since the
beginning of the earliest records of human history. Everytime black death
broke out, humanity at large have made every effort to protect themselves
from the epidemic, to Express the pains endured, or to convey their ordeals
to the generation next, ultimately leaving the legacies of their experiences
to our contemporary World.
The first writtwn record regarding black death belongs to Hittite
ruler Mursili II (BC 1339-10). Mursili’s worship of his gods, upon seeing
that his state had come to the brink of extinction, is considered to be one of
the first examples of these records. However, in order to talk about “a
literature of Black Death”, it is necessary to concestrate exclusively on the
“Black Death” or “Black Plague” in the 14th
century, which made its impact
on almost half of the world’s population, and which ranks among the first
in the formation of this literary tradition.
This pandemic which spanned in a large area of geograpy from the
Himalayas to Northern Europe, and which wiped out the whole population,
gave way to the emergence of a well-rooted, sustainable tradition. Black
death drew a particular attention to every branch of the arts from music,
paintings, literature, sculpture to theatre even dance, and today this
particular theme is still popular with music, cinema and gaming circles
around the globe.
Black death and the series of epidemics that followed it, made its
influence on the indigenous Turkish population in Asşa Minor, and
prepared a suitable ground fort he appearence of some works of literary
merit. Yet deliberate distance kept from paintings and sculpture (for
religious reasons) induced men of letters to produce literary Works of art
concerning infectious diseases. In this respect, Yunus Emre and Şeyyad
Hamza specifically penned remarkable texts, some of which are regarded
as the first examples of what is known as Firakname in Turkish literature.
This study is intended to track and trace the marks of Black Death,
however bitter they may taste, as reflected in poems, prayers texts, beliefs,
legends, and to revaluate the contributions these texts have made to Turkish
literature.
relating to infectious diseas have been documented almost since the
beginning of the earliest records of human history. Everytime black death
broke out, humanity at large have made every effort to protect themselves
from the epidemic, to Express the pains endured, or to convey their ordeals
to the generation next, ultimately leaving the legacies of their experiences
to our contemporary World.
The first writtwn record regarding black death belongs to Hittite
ruler Mursili II (BC 1339-10). Mursili’s worship of his gods, upon seeing
that his state had come to the brink of extinction, is considered to be one of
the first examples of these records. However, in order to talk about “a
literature of Black Death”, it is necessary to concestrate exclusively on the
“Black Death” or “Black Plague” in the 14th
century, which made its impact
on almost half of the world’s population, and which ranks among the first
in the formation of this literary tradition.
This pandemic which spanned in a large area of geograpy from the
Himalayas to Northern Europe, and which wiped out the whole population,
gave way to the emergence of a well-rooted, sustainable tradition. Black
death drew a particular attention to every branch of the arts from music,
paintings, literature, sculpture to theatre even dance, and today this
particular theme is still popular with music, cinema and gaming circles
around the globe.
Black death and the series of epidemics that followed it, made its
influence on the indigenous Turkish population in Asşa Minor, and
prepared a suitable ground fort he appearence of some works of literary
merit. Yet deliberate distance kept from paintings and sculpture (for
religious reasons) induced men of letters to produce literary Works of art
concerning infectious diseases. In this respect, Yunus Emre and Şeyyad
Hamza specifically penned remarkable texts, some of which are regarded
as the first examples of what is known as Firakname in Turkish literature.
This study is intended to track and trace the marks of Black Death,
however bitter they may taste, as reflected in poems, prayers texts, beliefs,
legends, and to revaluate the contributions these texts have made to Turkish
literature.