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"Presenting it, as it is": Poetics of Realism and Politics of Representation in Carol Ann Duffy's Poetry

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  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi

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  • 2004

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Abstract (2. Language): 
Carol Ann Duffy's poetry commits itself to the representation of contemporary living "as it is". As a poetic paradigm, Duffy's devotion to "presenting it as it is" creates a plurality which Duffy reckons with both as part of her project to present the plurality of voices prevailing in contemporary Britain and to present the potential plurality of representation(s). This paper argues that Duffy's poetry of "presenting it as it is" is a poetry of realistic representation engaged with politics of representation because Duffy's project involves a re-visiting of the old assumptions and realities in its attempt to centralise the traditionally marginal and to scrutinise the traditional.
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Abstract (Original Language): 
Çağdaş İngiliz şairi Carol Ann Duffy şiirdeki amacını çağdaş İngiliz yaşamını "olduğu gibi anlatmak" olarak belirler. Bir şiir projesi olarak "olduğu gibi anlatmak" hem çağdaş yaşamdaki çok sesliliği yansıttığından hem de şair şiirinde mümkün olabilecek değişik yorumlara atıfta bulunduğundan bir çoğulluk yaratmaktadır. Bu makale Duffy'nin "olduğu gibi anlatmak" diye tanımladığı şiir anlayışının aslında mevcut geleneksel fikirleri ve düşünceleri yeniden ele alması ve geleneksel olarak marjinal olanı merkezileştirmesi açısından anlatım politikalarıyla ilgili sorunsalları da kapsayan bir gerçekçilik gösterdiğini tartışmaktadır.
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