Abstract
Melodram, güçlü ve duygusal duygularla ifade edilen basmakalıp karakterlerin abartılı bir şekilde ifade edilmesidir. Bu alt türün ana odak noktası aile sorunları, aşk ve evliliktir. Dramatik özelliklerinin yanı sıra, melodram, sahnede konuşma ve şarkıyı birleştiren müzik unsurlarına sahiptir. Hem müzikal hem de dramatik unsurları barındıran melodram, bir sanat ve edebiyat biçimi olarak görülebilir. Bu makale, trajedi ve realizm gibi edebi türler ve akımlar tarafından paylaşılan bir dizi dramatik ve sanatsal özelliği öne sürerek melodramı tanımlamaya çalışan edebiyat bilim adamlarının çeşitli görüşlerini incelemektedir. Bu kadar çok ortak teatral özelliğe sahip olmasına rağmen, melodramın hiçbir zaman en yüksek sanatsal tür olarak görülmediği savunulmaktadır; bunun yerine, melodram daima ötekileştirilmiş ve sanat ve edebiyatın “üvey evladı” olarak görülmüştür.
References
- Booth R., Michael. English Melodrama. ed. Herbert Jenkins. London. 1965. Print.
- Cuddon, J.A. A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. Print.
- John, Juliet. “Melodrama and its Criticism: An Essay in Memory of Sally Ledger”. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century. London: BirkBeck, 2009. Print.
- Singer, Ben. Melodrama and Modernity. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. Print.
- Thompson, Alan Reynolds. “Melodrama and Tragedy”. MLA, 43, 17 May 2014. 810-835. Web. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/457503>.
Abstract
Melodrama is an exaggerated characterization of stereotypical characters expressed with strong and sentimental emotions. The major focus of this subgenre is family issues, love, and marriage. Apart from its dramatic features, melodrama has musical elements combining speech and song onstage. Accommodating both musical and dramatic elements, melodrama may be viewed as a form of art and literature. This article examines various views of literary scholars who attempt to pinpoint melodrama suggesting a range of dramatic and artistic peculiarities shared by such literary genres and movements as tragedy and realism. It is argued that despite having so many common theatrical characteristics, melodrama has never been regarded as the highest artistic form; instead, it has always been marginalized and viewed as a “foster child” of art and literature.
References
- Booth R., Michael. English Melodrama. ed. Herbert Jenkins. London. 1965. Print.
- Cuddon, J.A. A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. Print.
- John, Juliet. “Melodrama and its Criticism: An Essay in Memory of Sally Ledger”. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century. London: BirkBeck, 2009. Print.
- Singer, Ben. Melodrama and Modernity. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. Print.
- Thompson, Alan Reynolds. “Melodrama and Tragedy”. MLA, 43, 17 May 2014. 810-835. Web. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/457503>.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Reviews |
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| Publication Date | October 8, 2021 |
| Submission Date | January 5, 2021 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 |
