Asya Tipi Üretim Tarzı'na Veda - Bilig

Analysis of the Term "Dedication" in
Turkish Literature
Assist. Prof. Dr. Turan KARATAŞ
Gaziosmanpaşa University Facuity of Arts and Sciences
Abstract: it is almost impossibie to comprehend literary products
and literature background of a nation unless the importance
of literature terms is fully understood. The term
"dedication" could play a critical role in understanding of a
literary product as weil as understanding of its producer. The
attitude sometimes wrongly referred as "dedication" has
considerable history and interesting results in Turkish literature.
In this article, through examples, we try to show how this term
has been used from the past to today, what meaning it has had
and why it has been misused. Besides, we try to explain what a
"dedicatory" reminds.
Key Words: Dedication term, traditional attitude, features of
dedications, dedicatory.
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