A Narratological Tracing of the Traditional Theater in Turkish Modern Drama (from its inception to 1940):The Case Study of The Wedding of the Poet, The Lord of Istanbul, and A Guest Came…

Document Type : Research/Original/Reqular Article

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PhD Graduate of Advanced Studies in Art, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22059/jhic.2026.396249.654582

Abstract

Traditional Turkish drama or Temaşa (aka Spectacle) was integral to the social life of the Ottoman people. These plays were performed by stock characters in the open air, without a written text, and were mainly structured around a primary plot, with abstract, minimal set decoration. However, the newly introduced Western drama in the 19th century was equal to the performance of Aristotelian texts on the stage of a theatre hall. This dramatic transformation depicts a journey from performing conventions to the theatrical rules and from the realm of diegesis to mimesis. This study aims to trace traditional theatre in Turkish modern drama during three historical eras, including Tanzimat, Constitutional, and the Republic, from its inception to the end of its first period in 1940. Through narratological analysis of the case studies of The Wedding of the Poet (aka Şair Evlenmesi) by İbrahim Şinasi (1859), The Lord of Istanbul (İstanbul Efendi) by Musahipzade Celal (1913), and A Guest Came… (aka Bir Misafir Geldi…) by Celaleddin Ezine (1939), it can be said that although Turkish modern theatre initially had a familiar relationship with the traditional theatre, dramatic literature gradually distanced itself from diegetic narrative discourse and ultimately formed a mimetic structure

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Volume 58, Issue 2
(Autumn & Winter 2025 / 2026)
March 2026
Pages 143-171
  • Receive Date: 28 May 2025
  • Revise Date: 13 July 2025
  • Accept Date: 04 January 2026