Abstract:

In every era of society, the fields of science, art and ideas have been supported by translation. In the second half of the 19th century, where the Turkish literature is looking for a new direction, translation activity is important. The novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas Fils, one of the leading writers of Romantic literature, is among the first novels translated into Turkish literature. The work was translated by Ahmet Mithat Efendi, M. Vasıf, Mustafa Nihat Özön, Mithat Cemal Kuntay, Zahir Güvemli, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Tahsin Yücel. The novel was later adapted to the theatre by the author. This theatre game was also translated by Mahmut Shevket Pasha and Kemal Ragıp. As the novel translations of La Dame aux Camélias were published and the scene of La Dame aux Camélias, the critics assessed both types in terms of "muhteva". They did not pay attention to the technical characteristics of the novel and theatre.

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