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A 7 page book review that argues that the picture of Turkish society that Nazim Hikmet paints in his epic novel in verse Human Landscapes from My Country is panoramic in scope and psychologically complex, as it seems to encompass, at times, contradictory attitudes toward the old world that was being rapidly left behind in the midst of rapid sociological change prior to and during World War II. Hikmet's imagery often conveys ambiguity toward the legacy and heritage of Islam and the Ottoman Empire, as, on one hand, there is a sense of longing for past glories and grandeur, while, on the other hand, there is rejection of totalitarianism and brutality. Examination of Hikmet's perspective indicates the tensions that accompany huge social change, and suggesting the factors of the past that should be rejected as well as those that should be preserved. No additional sources cited.
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psychologically complex, as it seems to encompass, at times, contradictory attitudes toward the old world that was being rapidly left behind in the midst of rapid sociological change prior to
and during World War II. Hikmets imagery often conveys ambiguity toward the legacy and heritage of Islam and the Ottoman Empire, as, on one hand, there is a sense of
longing for past glories and grandeur, while, on the other hand, there is rejection of totalitarianism and brutality. Examination of Hikmets perspective indicates the tensions that accompany huge social change,
and suggesting the factors of the past that should be rejected as well as those that should be preserved. When Nazim Hikmet was 36 in 1938, he had already
established his reputation as a poet in his native Turkey, so much so that he was convicted by the government on the evidence that military cadets were reading his verse
(Konuk ix). This brought about a conviction of the charge of inciting revolt and he was sentenced to 28 years in prison, of which he served 13 years. During this
time, Hikmet wrote his epic poem. The novel is filled with characters that Hikmet based on "real-life model from Bursa Prison" (Konuk ix), and thus represents an authentic and full-realized
portrait of Turkish society at that time. Drawing on Hikmets ability as a screenwriter, as well as a poet, his free verse form employs numerous techniques borrowed from cinematography,
such as flashbacks, zooms, dissolves and jump cuts. His subject matter cuts across class and demographic lines to describe politicians and prostitutes; industrial leaders and ordinary housewives and workers. In
so doing, Hikmet dramatizes a turning point on history as Turkey was still in the process of transforming from the its existence as part of the greatest Islamic empire that
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