Abstract:

The narrative is the common name of the stories that humanity transfers between the dimensions of life, imagination and fiction, and geographies. The core of the story is often connected to an event that has happened or is likely to happen. In this context, some narratives gain a universal character with the power they derive from the origin of their birth. In this study, the past and present of the legend of Leylâ and Mecnun; the mathnawi, folk story, novel, theater, culture data written in the context and the status of digital media over radio, television, cinema and internet are examined. Leyla and Mecnun, an Arab-origin legend, have turned into a unique cultural heritage in the Turkish cultural climate. The origins of Leylâ and Mecnun, the rise in Divan literature and its reflections on modern literature, as well as its transfer to curtain and screen are among the issues that need to be resolved. Leylâ and Mecnun were not only limited to studies in Divan literature; It was primarily the subject of novels, poetry books and caricatures. This love tragedy has been cited as an important accumulation in popular literature, theater, cinema and the Internet. Therefore, in this study, analytical examinations were made about the story of Leylâ and Mecnun based on verbal, written, audio, visual and digital contents.

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