Functions of Minstrel Poetry under Occupation: A Case Study of Turkish Minstrels and Russian Occupation of Karseli

Authors : Özkul ÇOBANOĞLU

Pages : 797-808

Doi:10.22559/folklor.1070

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Publication Date : 2019-11-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study is to examine the local minstrels’ styles and their works  during the period between 1878 and1920 when Kars and its environs were  occupied by Russia. The mediatic and educational roles of minstrels in  organizing the resistance towards the occupation are analysed by sampling.
Keywords : minstrel literary tradition, occupation of Kars, historical epics, functions of literature