An Analysis On The First Degree Heroes Status In Myth, Epic and Folk Stories
Journal Title: Söylem Filoloji Dergisi - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Folk narratives reflect a society’s beliefs, traditions, world-view. From past to now, these narratives which are very important sources of oral culture period have been shaped by the values of society and social acceptance. The position of heroes which takes place in a narrative, the determination of their status is the result of these value and acceptance. When the hero of a sacred story in myths displays bravery with extraordinary power and abilities in epics, s/he transforms to the heroes who are adaptable to the life conditions of real world in folk stories. Status defines the position or situation of hero in a text. Around this position or situation, the features of hero both contributes to improve folk’s explanations/interpretations about life, and embody the cultural formation and folk beliefs by narratives. In this article, the status of first degree heroes in myths, epics and folk stories had been analyzed by taking into consideration their position and situation in the narrative. In this frame, three example for each of concatenated folk literature types had been chosen. Three God heroes in myths; executive heroes who usually give their names to narratives in epics; three heroes as male hero, female hero and the families of heroes in folk stories had been scrutinized in terms of status.
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Aysun Dursun
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