A deconstructıve comparıson of the anachronısm ın the hermeneutıcs of gadamer and hırsch wıth a reference to “kıng oedıpus” and “hamlet"
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2020-01-01
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Ankara Üniversitesi Dil Tarih ve Coğrafya Fakültesi
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Literary criticism has undergone a long journey with the discussion of authorial meaning and intention, regarding the historical period in which the literary text has been produced and interpreted. Hans-Georg Gadamer and Eric Donald Hirsch Jr. stand out as two canonical names that have lead intense discussions on the problem of historicity and anachronism, and have contributed to the science of interpretation—hermeneutics—in ways contrasting with each other. This comparative essay rests on their major works—Validity in Interpretation, by Hirsch, and Truth and Method, by Gadamer. It looks through the lenses of Deconstruction, however, as it attempts to apply their hermeneutics in literature. This analysis is limited to the primary works of Gadamer and Hirsch because it mainly seeks to contrast their positioning on the basis of historicity, by making succinct references to two masterpieces in literature—Sophocles' play King Oedipus and W. Shakespeare's Hamlet. It intends to demonstrate how Deconstructionist criticism, particularly through the ideas of Barthes and Derrida, creates a theoretical and philosophical ground for the discussion of literature in general and for anachronistic reading in literary texts.
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Anachronism, Barthes, Derrida