An Analysis of Gothic Literature: Spatial Fears in Suat Derviş’s Novels

Authors : Mehmet Bakır ŞENGÜL, Bilcan TUNÇTAN

Pages : 230-244

Doi:10.33709/ictimaiyat.1231262

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Publication Date : 2023-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Suat Derviş is one of the important writers of Turkish Literature in the Republican Period. She has works in such different genres as a columnist, short story, translation and novel. She is often associated with social realism. However, gothic themes were found in her first novels. Sin, revenge, death, suicide, black spirits, bloody murder, and the seizure of the soul by the devil are the common themes and events of her novels. Places such as graves, hell, mysterious mansions, dark rooms and undergrounds were generally accompanied by night, lightning, wind, and autumn. Fantastic events and imaginary people created an atmosphere of fear and tension. The study aims to reveal the characteristics of gothic literature and how the place is handled in Suat Derviş’s novels Kara Kitap, Ne Bir Ses Ne Bir Nefes, Buhran Gecesi, Fatma’nın Günahı, Onu Bekliyorum, Onları Ben Öldürdüm. The study also intends to examine the effect of the space phenomena in creating the gothic atmosphere. In the novels, rural areas, graves, mysterious rooms and objects, hell, and scary and dark places have been identified and subjected to a categorical classification.
Keywords : Suat Derviş, Roman, Korku, Gotik, Mekân, Novel, Horror, Gothic, Space