THE VARIETIES IN NARRATORS’ MINDSET AND VIEWPOINT IN THE GIAOUR, A FRAGMENT OF A TURKISH TALE


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  • Seniha KRASNIQI University of Prishtina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26809/joa.2017.1

Keywords:

Lord Byron, The Giaour, narrators, the fisherman, mentality, viewpoint

Abstract

Lord Byron (1788-1824) is a Romantic writer who was outcast from English society, due to his
nonconventional behavior. In quest for happiness far from England Byron went through Portugal, Spain,
Malta, Albania, Greece and Turkey where he became acquainted with the area and found a source of his
inspiration. His long stay particularly in Balkan region created him an opportunity of not just visiting the
region, but also delving in its culture. Byron never withdrew himself from using the information he
gathered on the field and he did the same in the case of The Giaour which is the subject of our study.
In this study on The Giaour, A Fragment of a Turkish Tale, we were in pursuit of the narrative
details. Witnessing the existence of multiple narrators, we strived to analyze the differences and
similarities of their mentality. Knowing the fact that there are religious dissimilarities, we likewise saw
that the long joint existence created cultural affiliation. Analyzing these varieties in the narrators’ mindset
we came to the conclusion of Byron’s attempt to be objective observer where he stumbles.

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Published

2018-02-15

How to Cite

KRASNIQI, S. (2018). THE VARIETIES IN NARRATORS’ MINDSET AND VIEWPOINT IN THE GIAOUR, A FRAGMENT OF A TURKISH TALE. JOURNAL OF AWARENESS, 2(3), 15–26. https://doi.org/10.26809/joa.2017.1

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2017)

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Research Articles

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