WERTHER (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)

Name: WERTHER (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)
Author: Ali Muzaffer Bey (b. ?/? - d. 1330/1912)

Title	WERTHER (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)
Author	Ali Muzaffer Bey (b. ?/? - d. 1330/1912)
Publication Date:	20/01/2022
Subject	Turkish Literature in the Renovation Period - translation
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Library:	Dictionary of Turkish Literature Works
Record ID	werther-ali-muzaffer-bey
Date	1315/1899
Notes	The novel translated by Ali Muzaffer Bey. "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers" is a letter-type work written by the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1774, which deeply influenced the modern German novel. The novel consists of Werther's letters to Wilhelm and sections in which the narrator gives information about Werther. Werther, a young law intern, falls in love with Lotte, who is engaged to Albert, after settling in Wahlheim. But when Lotte and Albert marry, Werther becomes just a family friend. Lotte is aware of Werther's love, but she does not want her marriage to be damaged. Over time, when Werther's love for Lotte reaches an uncontrollable point, Lotte is forced to push Werther away from herself. Unable to bear this distance and realizing that he can never be with Lotte, Werther commits suicide with the words "Farewell, Lotte." The translator did not include some paragraphs in the source text in his translation and made changes in many sections. Ali Muzaffer Bey, after mentioning the importance of Goethe and his work in the Hâtime-i Mütercim section, states that some stories were left unfinished even though they were completed and Werther's story can be evaluated in this way. He says that when the novel ends, the reader continues to wonder about Lotte's feelings in the face of Werther's death. Based on the sentence "Lotte's life was feared" in the text, he infers that Werther's feelings were not unrequited and that Lotte loved him too. In addition, Muzaffer Bey discusses whether Werther, who is often linked to Goethe in the criticisms of the novel, is a fictional character and, by making an important determination in his period, reaches the conclusion that a text-centered reading would be more useful. Ali Muzaffer Bey translated this 261-page novel under the name "Verter" in 1315/1899. For Ali Muzaffer Bey's biography, see. “Ali Muzaffer Bey”.Turkish Literature Names Dictionary.
ISBN	978-9944-237-87-1
Madde Yazarı	SÜMEYYE SAMAT
Alfabesi	Arap
Yapısı	Mensur
Niteliği	Tercüme
Kaynakça	Ali Muzaffer (1899).Verter.İstanbul: Asır Matbaası. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von (2011).Genç Werther‟in Acıları.(çev. M. Kahraman). İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Yay.
Atıf Bilgileri	SAMAT, SÜMEYYE. "WERTHER (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)".Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü,http://tees.yesevi.edu.tr/madde-detay/werther-ali-muzaffer-bey. [Erişim Tarihi: 25 Ağustos 2025].

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WERTHER (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)

Author Ali Muzaffer Bey (b. ?/? - d. 1330/1912)

Publication Date 20/01/2022

Subject Turkish Literature in the Renovation Period - translation

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital No

Manuscript No

Library Dictionary of Turkish Literature Works

Record ID werther-ali-muzaffer-bey

Date 1315/1899

Notes The novel translated by Ali Muzaffer Bey. "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers" is a letter-type work written by the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1774, which deeply influenced the modern German novel. The novel consists of Werther's letters to Wilhelm and sections in which the narrator gives information about Werther. Werther, a young law intern, falls in love with Lotte, who is engaged to Albert, after settling in Wahlheim. But when Lotte and Albert marry, Werther becomes just a family friend. Lotte is aware of Werther's love, but she does not want her marriage to be damaged. Over time, when Werther's love for Lotte reaches an uncontrollable point, Lotte is forced to push Werther away from herself. Unable to bear this distance and realizing that he can never be with Lotte, Werther commits suicide with the words "Farewell, Lotte." The translator did not include some paragraphs in the source text in his translation and made changes in many sections. Ali Muzaffer Bey, after mentioning the importance of Goethe and his work in the Hâtime-i Mütercim section, states that some stories were left unfinished even though they were completed and Werther's story can be evaluated in this way. He says that when the novel ends, the reader continues to wonder about Lotte's feelings in the face of Werther's death. Based on the sentence "Lotte's life was feared" in the text, he infers that Werther's feelings were not unrequited and that Lotte loved him too. In addition, Muzaffer Bey discusses whether Werther, who is often linked to Goethe in the criticisms of the novel, is a fictional character and, by making an important determination in his period, reaches the conclusion that a text-centered reading would be more useful. Ali Muzaffer Bey translated this 261-page novel under the name "Verter" in 1315/1899. For Ali Muzaffer Bey's biography, see. “Ali Muzaffer Bey”.Turkish Literature Names Dictionary.

ISBN 978-9944-237-87-1

Madde Yazarı SÜMEYYE SAMAT

Alfabesi Arap

Yapısı Mensur

Niteliği Tercüme

Kaynakça Ali Muzaffer (1899).Verter.İstanbul: Asır Matbaası. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von (2011).Genç Werther‟in Acıları.(çev. M. Kahraman). İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Yay.

Atıf Bilgileri SAMAT, SÜMEYYE. "WERTHER (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)".Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü,http://tees.yesevi.edu.tr/madde-detay/werther-ali-muzaffer-bey. [Erişim Tarihi: 25 Ağustos 2025].