The Loneliness of Death in Şükrü Erbaş's Poems: The Mourning


Since the '80s, Şükrü Erbaş (1953-…) is one of the artists who took his place in Turkish poetry with a socialist realistic role. He who continues his art life with poetry, also has essays. He also has so many awards. Since his first poem published in1984, It can be seen in his both social and individual works that public and contemporary literature are engaged. The artist has created his wording by adding socialist realist perspective in his art’s theme such as love, death, women, children, nature, loneliness and separation. In recent years, It can be observed that his works published are mostly about death on the thematic structure basis. Mourning caused by death is one of the most used theme that are themed by many artist in literature. Especially after the deaths of the people they are deeply loved to, artists process their feelings in their arts to honour loved ones memories. In Yaşıyoruz Sessizce (2015), Kuş Uçar Kanat Ağlar (2017) and Otların Uğultusu Altında (2018) , the full depth of mourning could be felt through the pain of his wife's death. In this context, the aspect of mourning in social life which has been intensively themed by Şükrü Erbaş in his last three books, will be examined to reveal it’s place in social life and it’s fuction. It will also explain how mourning reflects on the material world with its reflections in the consciousness of the poet.


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Şükrü Erbaş, Poem, Death, Mourning, Psychoanalysis.

Author : Nesrin ESEN
Number of pages: 639-657
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29228/TurkishStudies.42113
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Turkish Studies - Language and Literature
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