“The Ironsmiths’ Strike” Poem and A Study on the Effect of François Coppée on Tevfik Fikret

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One of the exceptionally distinguished celebrities of the Turkish literature, Tevfik Fikret’s mainstream poetry, particularly the verses imbued with intense social content that he has penned during the “Servet-i Fünûn” era, characteristically display strong compassion. Traces from Coppée are starkly discernible in a wide variety of his works. The article undertakes a literary exploration of Coppée’s impact on Tevfik Fikret, employing the “Ironsmiths’ Strike” poem as a springboard. Inclusive of Tevfik Fikret himself, a plethora of critics and researchers contend that the “Ironsmiths’ Strike” signifies the starting-point for Fikret’s infatuation with Coppée. By mere coincidence, “The Ironsmiths’ Strike” reaches the French poet through one of Tevfik Fikret’s literary associates. Predictably, a number of other eminent artists of the French literary universe also bear an influence on Tevfik Fikret. Musset, Lamartine, Victor Hugo, Baudelaire. In this article, the Coppée influence on Tevfik Fikret is aptly analyzed, utilizing the “Work-Focused” critical methodology, with the “Ironsmiths’ Strike” functioning as the core piece.

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François Coppée , Tevfik Fikret , Ironsmiths’ Strike , Impact.

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