Ortaçağ Edebiyatında Evren Tasvirleri

Bu makalede, devrin edebiyatında Ortaçağ evreninin işlenme tarzları araştırılmaktadır. Evrene yapılan seyahatlerin tasvirleri, evrene tam bir bakış açısı sergilediğinden araştırma özellikle bu seyahatlere adanmıştır. Bazı yapıtlarda, sözgelimi, Chaucer'ın Troilus ve Crisevde'sinde, seyahatlar eserde ikinci derecede bir rol alırlar. Dante'nin Divine Comedy'si gibi diğer eserlerde ise seyahat, tüm yapıtın konusudur ve Ortaçağ evrenbiliminin temaları eserin ayrılmaz bir parçasıdır ve böylelikle edebiyatın anlamı, Ortaçağ evrenini anlamakla artar.

The Portrayals of the Universe in Medieval Literature

In this paper, the ways in which the Medieval views of the Universe are treated in the literature of the era are examined. As descriptions of journeys through the Cosmos show the complete view of the Universe this research is devoted specifically to these journeys. In some works such as Chaucer's Troilus and Crisevde, the journeys are a minor part of the work. In others, however, such as Dante's Divine Comedy the journey is the subject of the entire work, and the themes of Medieval cosmology are an integral part of it, so that understanding of the literature is enhanced by an understanding of the Medieval Universe.

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