Research Article
GEÇMİŞİN YANKILARI: BİR ÇAPRAZ EDEBİYAT ÖRNEĞİ OLARAK DÜNYA BÜYÜLÜ BİR YER'DE ÖLÜM VE TARİH ÜZERİNE BİR ÇALIŞMA
Abstract
Bu çalışma, çapraz edebiyatın etkileyici bir örneği olan, David Almond’ın Dünya Büyülü Bir Yer (1999) adlı romanını, yazarın 19. yüzyıl İngiltere’sindeki çocuk madencilerin tarihsel dramını, günümüzdeki iki çocuk karakterin anlatısıyla nasıl iç içe geçirdiğini inceleyerek, ana tema olan ölüm merceğinden analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Romanda, çocuk madencilerin trajedisi, iki çocuk karakter tarafından Christopher Watson’ın hikâye anlatımı ve John Askew’un resim sanatı vasıtasıyla ve ayrıca “ölüm oyunu” adını verdikleri ilgi çekici bir oyun aracılığıyla yeniden canlandırılıp anlatılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, anlatıda baskın olan ölüm temasının hikâye örgüsüne nüfuz ettiği, çocuk madencilerin ölümlerinin etkileyici bir şekilde betimlendiği ve bunların karakterler ile genel hikâye üzerindeki etkilerinin vurgulandığı gözlemlenmektedir. Bu çalışma, romandaki ilgili sahnelerin ve diyalogların analizi yoluyla, ölümün romanda ön plana çıkardığı daha derin tematik çıkarımları ve duygusal yankıyı ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Böylece çalışma, Almond’ın geçmiş ve şimdiyi iç içe geçirme ve her yaştan okuyucunun hislerine ve ilgisine hitap eden derin bir iç görü ve bağlantı dokusu oluşturma yöntemlerine ışık tutmaktadır. Ayrıca Dünya Büyülü Bir Yer’de bulunan tematik zenginlik ve anlatısal karmaşıklığın analizinin, okuyuculara romanın kalıcı etkisine ilişkin daha derin bir takdir duygusu sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. Ayrıca Dünya Büyülü Bir Yer’de bulunan tematik zenginlik ve anlatısal karmaşıklığın analizinin, okuyuculara romanın kalıcı etkisini daha derinden hissettirecek duygular sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
Ethical Statement
Makalemde etik beyan gerektiren bir durum yoktur.
Supporting Institution
Destekleyen Kurum yok.
Thanks
Teşekkür Yok.
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- Stephens, J. ve R. McCallum, (1975). Retelling Stories, Framing Culture. Garland Publishing.
- Tambling, J. (2001). Becoming posthumous: Life and death in literary and cultural studies. Edinburgh University Press Ltd.
- Watkins, T. (2004). International Companion. Encyclopaedia of Children’s Literature, Volume I. Edited by Peter Hunt (Ed.). II. Baskı. Routledge Taylor&Francis Group.
- Wood, N. (2006). The Ugly Duckling’s legacy: Adulteration, contemporary fantasy, and the dark. Marvels & Tales, Vol. 20, No. 2, “Hidden, but not forgotten”: Hans Christian Andersen’s legacy in the twentieth century. s. 193-207. Wayne State University Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41388795?searchText=David+Almond%27s+Kit%27s+Wilderness&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DDavid%2BAlmond%2527s%2BKit%2527s%2BWilderness%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fspellcheck_basic_search%2Ftest&refreqid=fastlydefault%3A85f812a63e7329573bd562928b2f32e5&seq=1 adresinden 11.11.2025 tarihinde alınmıştır.
Echoes of the Past: A Study on Death and History in Kit’s Wilderness as an Example of Crossover Literature
Abstract
This study aims to analyse David Almond’s Kit’s Wilderness (1999), which serves as a compelling example of crossover literature, through the lens of the main theme of death by means of an exploration of how Almond intertwines the historical drama of the 19th-century child miners in England with the present-day narrative of two child characters. In the novel, the tragedy of child miners is re-enacted and narrated by two child characters through Christopher Watson’s art of storytelling and John Askew’s painting, and additionally, through an intriguing game they call the “death game”. In this study, it is observed that within the narrative, the prevalent theme of death permeates the storyline, providing a poignant portrayal of the deaths of the child miners, and their impact on the characters and the overarching plot. By means of the analysis of the relevant scenes and conversations in the novel, this study aims to unravel the deeper thematic implications and emotional resonance that death brings to the forefront of the novel. By so doing, the study illuminates the profound ways in which Almond intertwines past and present, weaving a tapestry of profound introspection and relevance that resonates with readers of all ages. Besides, it is believed that the analysis of the thematic richness and narrative complexity in Kit’s Wilderness will provide readers with emotions that will allow them to feel the enduring impact of the novel more deeply.
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- Beckett, S. L. (2009). Crossover fiction: Global and historical perspectives. Routledge, Taylor&Francis Group.
- Bradford, Clare ve diğ., (2008). New world orders in contemporary children’s literature: Utopian transformations. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Falconer, R. (2009); The crossover novel: Contemporary children’s fiction and its adult readership. Routledge, Taylor&Francis Group.
- Guthke, Karl S. (1992). Last words: Variations on a theme in cultural history. Princeton University Press.
- Honeyman, K. (2007). Child workers in England, 1780–1820: Parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
- Humphries, J. (2010). Childhood and child labour in the British industrial revolution. Cambridge University Press.
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- Kearl, M. C. (1989). Endings: A sociology of death and dying. Oxford University Press.
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- Kirby, P. (2003). Child labour in Britain, 1750–1870. Palgrave McMillan.
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- Michals, T. (2018). Age, status, and reading in the eighteenth century. A. O’Malley (Ed.), Cultures and Eighteenth-century childhoods (s. 15-34 ) içinde. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Stephens, J. ve R. McCallum, (1975). Retelling Stories, Framing Culture. Garland Publishing.
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Year 2025,
Volume: 49 Issue: 3, 297 - 310, 28.11.2025
Abstract
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- Almond, D. (2001). Dünya büyülü bir yer. (Mine Kazmaoğlu Çev.). Günışığı Kitaplığı. (Orijinal eserin yayın tarihi 1999).
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- Guthke, Karl S. (1992). Last words: Variations on a theme in cultural history. Princeton University Press.
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- Kirby, P. (2003). Child labour in Britain, 1750–1870. Palgrave McMillan.
- Kirby, P. (1999). The historic viability of child labour and the mines act of 1842. M. Lavalette (Ed.), A thing of the past? Child labour in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (s. 101-117) içinde. Liverpool University Press.
- Latham, D. (2006). David Almond: Memory and magic. Scarecrow Press Inc.
- Lavalette, M. (1999). The ‘new sociology of childhood’ and child labour: Childhood, children’s rights and ‘children’s voice’. M. Lavalette (Ed.), A Thing of the Past? Child Labour in Britain in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (s. 15-43) içinde. Liverpool University Press.
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- Mendlesohn, F. (2005). Diana Wynne Jones: Children’s literature and the fantastic tradition. Routledge.
- Michals, T. (2018). Age, status, and reading in the eighteenth century. A. O’Malley (Ed.), Cultures and Eighteenth-century childhoods (s. 15-34 ) içinde. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Stephens, J. ve R. McCallum, (1975). Retelling Stories, Framing Culture. Garland Publishing.
- Tambling, J. (2001). Becoming posthumous: Life and death in literary and cultural studies. Edinburgh University Press Ltd.
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Year 2025,
Volume: 49 Issue: 3, 297 - 310, 28.11.2025
Abstract
References
- Almond, D. (2001). Dünya büyülü bir yer. (Mine Kazmaoğlu Çev.). Günışığı Kitaplığı. (Orijinal eserin yayın tarihi 1999).
- Beckett, S. L. (2009). Crossover fiction: Global and historical perspectives. Routledge, Taylor&Francis Group.
- Bradford, Clare ve diğ., (2008). New world orders in contemporary children’s literature: Utopian transformations. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Falconer, R. (2009); The crossover novel: Contemporary children’s fiction and its adult readership. Routledge, Taylor&Francis Group.
- Guthke, Karl S. (1992). Last words: Variations on a theme in cultural history. Princeton University Press.
- Honeyman, K. (2007). Child workers in England, 1780–1820: Parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
- Humphries, J. (2010). Childhood and child labour in the British industrial revolution. Cambridge University Press.
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- Kearl, M. C. (1989). Endings: A sociology of death and dying. Oxford University Press.
- Kıran, Z. ve Kıran, A. (Eziler). (2007). Yazınsal Okuma Süreçleri. Seçkin Yayıncılık.
- Kirby, P. (2003). Child labour in Britain, 1750–1870. Palgrave McMillan.
- Kirby, P. (1999). The historic viability of child labour and the mines act of 1842. M. Lavalette (Ed.), A thing of the past? Child labour in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (s. 101-117) içinde. Liverpool University Press.
- Latham, D. (2006). David Almond: Memory and magic. Scarecrow Press Inc.
- Lavalette, M. (1999). The ‘new sociology of childhood’ and child labour: Childhood, children’s rights and ‘children’s voice’. M. Lavalette (Ed.), A Thing of the Past? Child Labour in Britain in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (s. 15-43) içinde. Liverpool University Press.
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- Mendlesohn, F. (2005). Diana Wynne Jones: Children’s literature and the fantastic tradition. Routledge.
- Michals, T. (2018). Age, status, and reading in the eighteenth century. A. O’Malley (Ed.), Cultures and Eighteenth-century childhoods (s. 15-34 ) içinde. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Year 2025,
Volume: 49 Issue: 3, 297 - 310, 28.11.2025
Abstract
References
- Almond, D. (2001). Dünya büyülü bir yer. (Mine Kazmaoğlu Çev.). Günışığı Kitaplığı. (Orijinal eserin yayın tarihi 1999).
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- Bradford, Clare ve diğ., (2008). New world orders in contemporary children’s literature: Utopian transformations. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Falconer, R. (2009); The crossover novel: Contemporary children’s fiction and its adult readership. Routledge, Taylor&Francis Group.
- Guthke, Karl S. (1992). Last words: Variations on a theme in cultural history. Princeton University Press.
- Honeyman, K. (2007). Child workers in England, 1780–1820: Parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
- Humphries, J. (2010). Childhood and child labour in the British industrial revolution. Cambridge University Press.
- James, K. (2009). Death, gender and sexuality in contemporary adolescent literature. Routledge, Taylor&Francis Group.
- Kearl, M. C. (1989). Endings: A sociology of death and dying. Oxford University Press.
- Kıran, Z. ve Kıran, A. (Eziler). (2007). Yazınsal Okuma Süreçleri. Seçkin Yayıncılık.
- Kirby, P. (2003). Child labour in Britain, 1750–1870. Palgrave McMillan.
- Kirby, P. (1999). The historic viability of child labour and the mines act of 1842. M. Lavalette (Ed.), A thing of the past? Child labour in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (s. 101-117) içinde. Liverpool University Press.
- Latham, D. (2006). David Almond: Memory and magic. Scarecrow Press Inc.
- Lavalette, M. (1999). The ‘new sociology of childhood’ and child labour: Childhood, children’s rights and ‘children’s voice’. M. Lavalette (Ed.), A Thing of the Past? Child Labour in Britain in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (s. 15-43) içinde. Liverpool University Press.
- McIntosh, R. (2000). Boys in the pits: Child labour in coal mines. McGill-Queen’s University Press. “Megadeath”https://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/megadeath adresinden 20.07.2025 tarihinde alınmıştır.
- Mendlesohn, F. (2005). Diana Wynne Jones: Children’s literature and the fantastic tradition. Routledge.
- Michals, T. (2018). Age, status, and reading in the eighteenth century. A. O’Malley (Ed.), Cultures and Eighteenth-century childhoods (s. 15-34 ) içinde. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Stephens, J. ve R. McCallum, (1975). Retelling Stories, Framing Culture. Garland Publishing.
- Tambling, J. (2001). Becoming posthumous: Life and death in literary and cultural studies. Edinburgh University Press Ltd.
- Watkins, T. (2004). International Companion. Encyclopaedia of Children’s Literature, Volume I. Edited by Peter Hunt (Ed.). II. Baskı. Routledge Taylor&Francis Group.
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Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Subjects | British and Irish Language, Literature and Culture |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Publication Date | November 28, 2025 |
| Submission Date | September 11, 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | November 20, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 49 Issue: 3 |
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