Sedat Simavi Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1983) Winner
Pertev Naili Boratav
ペルテヴ・ナイリ・ボラタフ
Pertev Naili Boratav
Aliases:
Mustafa Pertev
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-09-02 （Darıdere (now Zlatograd), Bulgaria）
- Died
- 1998-03-16 （Paris, France） age 90
- Nationality
- Turkish
- Languages
- Turkish, French
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Istanbul, Turkey → Ankara, Turkey → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- folklorist, folk literature researcher
- Active Years
- 1927-1998
- Affiliations
- Istanbul University, Ankara University Department of Folk Literature
- Influenced By
- Hilmi Ziya Ülken, Mehmet Fuat Koprulu, Georges Dumézil, Arnold Van Gennep, Wolfram Eberhard
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul High School | — | Literature Department | — | 高校時代 | Turkey |
Istanbul High School
Literature Department
Period:
高校時代
Country:
Turkey
Acquired basic knowledge on folklore from high school teacher Hilmi Ziya Ülken
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Köroğlu destanı
1931 EpicThe Köroğlu epic
Turkish folklore
Halk hikâyeleri ve halk hikâyeciliği
1946 FolkloreFolk Narratives and Folk Narration
Folktales
Typen türkischer Volksmärchen
1953 Folktale TypesTypes of the Turkish Folktale (with Wolfram Eberhard)
Turkish folktale classification
Les histoires d'ours en Anatolie
1955 FolktalesThe Bear Stories of Anatolia
Bear stories
Türkische Volksmärchen
1967 FolktalesTurkish Folk Tales
Folktales
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Emphasis on performative aspects of folklore
- Recurring Motifs
- Classification of Turkish folktales
Legacy
Characterized as 'the founding father of Turkish folkloristics during the Republic'
Trivia
- Established Turkey's first Department of Folk Literature
- Accused of promoting socialism in 1947 trial but acquitted