Madness in Teleorman: Chaos and Order
Chaos theory has emerged as a controversial scientific theory in the world of physics contrasting with the settled Newtonian theory supporting that the world and the universe have determinist and linear characteristics working in a regular and predictable way in the basis of causalities. Cha...
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| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://sefad.selcuk.edu.tr/index.php/sefad/article/view/1599/1166 |
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| Summary: | Chaos theory has emerged as a controversial scientific theory in the
world of physics contrasting with the settled Newtonian theory
supporting that the world and the universe have determinist and linear
characteristics working in a regular and predictable way in the basis of
causalities. Chaos theory offers the new world non-linearity,
unpredictability, Fractal geometry against Euclid geometry and
dependence on initial conditions. This theory born in physics has caused
an enormous impact on social sciences, as well. Literature as the close
follower of up-to-date theories and movements cannot keep away itself
from this new theory. Numerous studies have been carried out in the
West to interpret literary texts from different aspects –thematically or
structurally- based on Chaos theory. This article aims to analyze Caryl
Churchill’s Mad Forest issuing the Romanian Revolution from a
modernist and surrealist way via key terms of Chaos theory with respect
to theme and structure. Thus, Chaos theory and its key terms will be
defined and its applications on literature will be discussed from
different perspectives. Finally, Mad Forest will be analyzed regarding
some key elements such as order within disorder, nonlinearity and
dependence on initial conditions presented by perspectives of Chaos
theory. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-4921 2458-908X |