Özet:

Being a self-contained search field which handles the literature-society interaction from all aspects; sociology of literature problematizes the mutual relationship between social structures, values, institutions and works of art. Theoretical discussions questioning the impact of the writer’s class belonging on shaping the sense of art are among the most important contemporary issues of the sociology of literature. The dominant view in these discussions which are sustained within the context of the sociology of writers is that the aesthetic orientation of the artist is determined by the ideology of his social class. The purpose of this study is to reveal that the relationship of social class and sense of art is not based on an absolute decisiveness by embracing the subject specific to the Tanzimat writers and thus, offer a different perspective to discussions in the literature. In this context, first of all we will give information about the theoretical content of discussions in the aforementioned field and then develop a general perspective on the Tanzimat period Turkish literature from the viewpoint of the sociology of literature. In the final section, we will analyze the relationship between the class origin and sense of art of the Tanzimat men of letters and offer an analysis in line with the results attained.  

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