System Crisis and Theater in the Ottoman Empire Representation of the Late Ottoman System Crisis in Theatrical Plays — Fırat Güllü

In this work the term artistic truth is a starting point for studying the past through two works of literature two theater plays written in late nineteenth century in order to get a multifaceted picture of the time In this analytical reading the Habermasian perspective of system crisis provides a useful basis from which to give meaning to world presented in these plays The author analyzes Şemsettin Sami s Gave 1877 to put forth his political vision and advice to save the empire from a systemic crisis and Hagop Baronian s The Honorable Beggars 1881 disclosing the playwright s view about the destructive effects of the Ottoman system crisis on the Armenian community living in Istanbul

In this work the term artistic truth is a starting point for studying the past through two works of literature two theater plays written in late nineteenth century in order to get a multifaceted picture of the time In this analytical reading the Habermasian perspective of system crisis provides a useful basis from which to give meaning to world presented in these plays The author analyzes Şemsettin Sami s Gave 1877 to put forth his political vision and advice to save the empire from a systemic crisis and Hagop Baronian s The Honorable Beggars 1881 disclosing the playwright s view about the destructive effects of the Ottoman system crisis on the Armenian community living in Istanbul