Abstract:

Type of novel was divided into different kinds with the changing of social, cultural, economical structure and philosophical ideas in the world since the appearance of first novel samples and it was shaped in different direction many times. In these types, modern fantastic novel, has taken the source from the idea of receding the reality of modern world which postmodern idea make it appeared. By the way of reality or being insufficient of explaining reality, supernatural/imaginary elements were used and by this way it has been one of the tools of human being to explain themselves. Turkish society has given literary works formed with surrealistic elements to keep its cultural alive throughout history. Generally, on the focus of these works religious toleration, war and heroism take place. Before the acceptation of Islam, fairytales and epics have been used to transfer into next generation and protect cultural values. After the acceptation of Islam, texts as a type of story and ghazavatnamahs have undertaken the same duty. Historical novels have become the most preferred novel to keep Turkish culture alive after the Republic period. In this period there has also been effects of the historical novels in the type of fantastic ones by the increasing interaction among the kinds of novels. Thus, bearing traces of historical and fantastic novel types in the Hüseyin Nihal Atsız’s works has been starting point of this working. With this study, firstly it was touched to the main elements of fantastic novel then it was determined the same and different sides of other types with the novels which are similar to fantastic novel in content. Beside this, it was presented to attention by highlighting the different and common sides in Bozkurtlar, Dalkavuklar Gecesi ve Z vitamini, Ruh Adam and Deli Kurt novels which were examined. When deciding the connection between novel elements, it has been the case of focusing sometimes text and sometimes author. With the result of these detections, it was aimed to detect the fantastic fiction in Hüseyin Nihal Atsız's novels and in this direction it was applied to references. In this way, it was tried to be appeared the place and effect of developmental process of fantastic novel in Atsız's modern Turkish literature.

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