Author
Parker, Şima İmşir
Publication Date
2021-07-04
Publication Place
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Taylor & Francis
Subject
Emile Zola, Halide Edib, Literary naturalism, Ottoman Empire, Medical humanities, Social Darwinism
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
1744-9855
Record ID
590dbce8-7586-42cc-9f1b-8f7e04f3855a
Library Location
Humanities and Social Sciences
Date
2021-07-04
Sample Text
In the second half of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire began to use positivism and materialism to socially regulate and reform the empire, and Charles Darwin, Ludwig Buchner and Claude Bernard were among the names often cited and translated to engineer a new Ottoman society.o emile Zola became a hotly debated figure both for his choice of subjects, and for his view of society as a patient in need of healing. Dedicated to the "soul" of Zola, Halide Edib's novel Mev'ut Hukum (The promised verdict; 1917-18) narrates the ill-fated romance between Sara, suffering from syphilis, and her doctor, Kasim Sinasi. This article looks at how European notions of determinism and social Darwinism shaped late Ottoman literature and its role in social engineering. Edib's combination of naturalism and tragedy reflects the tension between materialism and spiritualism in contemporary debates; she uses both trends of thought to criticize patriarchal logic that vilifies and victimizes women.
DOI
10.1080/17449855.2021.1907771
Cilt
57
