An Overview of the Nineteenth-Century Women of Istanbul in the Works of Pierre Loti and Yamada Torajirō


Erdemir A. V.

Global Perspectives on Japan , no.7, pp.140-148, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

Abstract

Abstract

 By the nineteenth century, the image of Turkey as “the other” to the West was already established in Europe, and “the harem” was the favorite theme in most of the oriental novels, the images of which will be dwelled upon in the following pages. Much ink has been spent on the Westerner’s view of Turkish women, and Loti is a leading figure and typical example of this, however only a few studies have ever tried to figure out the Easterner’s views of Turkish women. In this paper, we aim to make clear the difference in their opinions via a comparison between French Loti and Japanese Yamada.