Turkish Characters in Romanian Literature
Authors : Onorina Botezat
Pages : 105-113
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Publication Date : 2017-10-04
Article Type : Other
Abstract :The present paper studies the image of the Turk in the Romanian dramaturgy of the twentieth century, through the play Take, Ianke and Cadîr by Victor Ioan Popa. The masterpiece of Victor Ioan Popa, Take, Ianke and Cadîr is, without any doubt, the pearl of the Romanian dramaturgy. A Jew, a Romanian and a Turk - central figures of the play are merchandisers who share their clients. The Romanian’s girl and the Jew’s boy end up loving each other, though their love story, in their fathers’ conception is impossible. The old Cadîr, always in love and cherishing life, makes their love come true and sets up the scene for a happy ending. The two shops merge breaking down the wall between the shops. The play offers us a totally different image of the Turk, that is no longer related to the expansionist Turk stereotype from Romanian historical writings – friendly, caring and tender Cadîr, who turns out to be smarter and wiser than his neighbors. The success of this play on stage proves us that one could dissociate the Turk from early religious and historical stereotypes, traced back to the Crusades, through the medieval Romanian literatureKeywords : imagology, Turkish character, Romanian literature