Song of Orpheus

According to the idea that intertwines love and creative writing in Tanpinar's novels, creating a work of art is only possible with love. However, in order to fulfill this function, it must result in separation. Just like in the legend of Orpheus...

Tanpinar, who says that the legend of Orpheus lies at the core of every work of art, operates the same mechanism when constructing the love relationships in his novels. Instead of struggling with the obstacles, the man chooses to break away from the woman he loves halfway, that is, to look into the darkness, and sets out to turn this "delicious pain" into a work of art.
That's why the beloved women in Tanpinar's novels can never be reached.
The Song of Orpheus aims to reveal the relationship established by the author between love and art by focusing on the Eury-dikes in Tanpinar's novels.
"I started off with the question of how Tanpınar used the thoughts he expressed in his diaries, letters and essays on love and women in his novels. What my readings brought me was to see that Tanpınar transferred the relationship he established between love and creative writing to his novels in the same way. Tanpınar focuses on the axis of his novels. He created the women he chose for a love experience that would reveal the man's capacity for writing."
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 176

Year of Printing: 2014


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Yapı Kredi Publications

Editor: Tamer Erdogan

First Print Year: 2014

Language: Turkish