Kitâb-ı Dedem Korkut and a Two Love Mathnavises on an Inter-Motif Comparison

Kitâb-ı DedemKorkut, the great Turkish scholar Ord. Professor Dr. in the words of Mehmed Fuad Köprülü, it is worth more than half of all Turkish literature. On the other hand, the dual love mathnavi have taken their place in the development process of the novel concept as the narrative elements in classical Turkish literature. Stories of Dede Korkut and love mathnavies, which are two different cultural monuments, exhibit partnerships especially in the context of motifs. This study prepared by using the opportunities offered by comparative literature science; Kitâb-ı Dedem Korkut and the common motifs in the double love mathnavi and focuses on their analysis. In this direction. The works in two different categories were carefully scanned from the first line to the last line and the data obtained were processed with analysis-synthesis logic. This work is done without any distinction of being a product of folk literature or classical Turkish literature; showed how common they can be. This study, enriched with sample texts, facilitated the interpretation of the texts related to the headings. In the context of Kitâb-ı Dedem Korkut and dual love mathnavi, motif of without children sultan, motif of adoption, naming motif, engagement in crib motif, motif of falling in love, struggle motif, imprisonment/closure motif, dream motif, hunt/hunting motif, deceit/counterfeit motif, disguise motif, minstrel test motif, formulistic numbers and dowry offering motifs were examined. After all; It was confirmed that the two narrative categories were common and identical in the context of their motives.

Keywords

Kitâb-ı Dedem Korkut, The Dual Love Mathnavi, Comparative Literature Science, Motif, Narratives.