Conclusion: To Do or Not To Do God: On Transgression, Literature, and Religion

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vi
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. A Note on Conventions xi
6. Introduction: In the Footsteps of Baha Tevfik xiii
7. PART ONE Rethinking Literature in Turkish
8. 1. The Revolution of the Letters 1
9. 2. The Roses of the Anatolian Garden 27
10. 3. The “Refuse and Ruins” of Literary History 51
11. 4. Beyond Atala: Vartan Pasha, Zafer Hanım, and the Romantic Rebellion 71
12. 5. “La lengua ke se avla aki”: Jewish Literature in the “Language Spoken Here” 93
13. PART TWO Challenging Orientalism
14. 6. Samuel Hirsch, Namık Kemal, and Orientalism 115
15. 7. Ali Kemal’s Forgotten Adventure in the Desert 142
16. 8. Nâzım Hikmet and the Demystification of the East 161
17. Conclusion: To Do or Not To Do God: On Transgression, Literature, and Religion 176
18. Bibliography 189
19. Index 209