Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi

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The narrative is the
common name of the stories that humanity transfers between the dimensions of
life, imagination and fiction, and geographies. The core of the
story is often connected to an event that has happened or is likely to happen.
In this context, some narratives gain a universal character with the power they
derive from the origin of their birth. In this study, the past and present of
the legend of Leylâ and Mecnun; the mathnawi, folk story, novel, theater,
culture data written in the context and the status of digital media over radio,
television, cinema and internet are examined. Leyla and Mecnun, an Arab-origin legend, have
turned into a unique cultural heritage in the Turkish cultural climate. The origins of Leylâ and Mecnun, the rise in Divan literature and its
reflections on modern literature, as well as its transfer to curtain and screen
are among the issues that need to be resolved. Leylâ and Mecnun were not only
limited to studies in Divan literature; It was primarily the subject of novels,
poetry books and caricatures. This love tragedy has been cited as an important
accumulation in popular literature, theater, cinema and the Internet.
Therefore, in this study, analytical examinations were made about the story of Leylâ and Mecnun based on verbal, written,
audio, visual and digital contents.