Title Das Schicksal der Armenier in Franz Werfels Roman „Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh”
Title (croatian) Sudbina Armenaca u romanu „Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh“ Franza Werfela
Title (english) The fate of the Armenians in Franz Werfel's novel “Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh”
Author Martina Mrkela
Mentor Slavija Kabić (mentor)
Committee member Goran Lovrić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Slavija Kabić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Marijana Jeleč (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Zadar (Department of German Studies) Zadar
Defense date and country 2020-09-24, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Theory and History of Literature
Abstract Der österreichische Schriftsteller jüdischer Herkunft Franz Viktor Werfel (geboren am 10. September 1890 in Prag, Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie; gestorben am 26. August 1945 in Beverly Hills, Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika) schreibt häufig Werke, die eng mit den Themen der drei großen Religionen – dem Judentum, Christentum und Islam – verbunden sind. Sein Meisterwerk „Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh“ (1933) beschreibt die Verfolgung und den Völkermord an Armeniern durch die osmanische Armee während des Ersten Weltkriegs im Osmanischen Reich. Die literarische Gestaltung der konsekutiven Deportationen in eine Wüste, ohne Ziel, mit der Absicht, eine Nation vollständig auszurotten, wurde von Franz Werfel durch wahre Ereignisse ergänzt und mit zahlreichen biblischen Motive ausgearbeitet. Gabriel Bagradian, ein Franzose armenischer Abstammung, kehrt zu seinen Wurzeln zurück, um den letzten Wunsch seines sterbenden Bruders zu erfüllen, das Familienerbe zu übernehmen. Aber das Schicksal spielt sich anders aus. Zusammen mit seiner schönen Frau Juliette und seinem jungen Sohn Stephan gerät Gabriel in eine ungewisse Qual mit mehreren tausend Menschen. Das Volk, das in den sieben Dörfern am Fuße des Musa-Dagh-Hügels am Rande der Türkei in Richtung Mittelmeer lebte, beginnt einen Kampf um Leben und Tod. Seine einzige Zuflucht sind Gott und der Berg Musa Dagh, auf dem sie lagern. Begleitet von Gewalt, Aufopferung und Leiden gelingt es diesen Menschen, den Tyrannen zu bekämpfen, dessen einziges Ziel ihre Ausrottung ist. Gabriel verliert alles auf diesem Berg: seine Ehe, seine Frau und schließlich seinen Sohn. Der größte Verlust, den alle Protagonisten erfahren, ist der Verlust der Identität. Am Ende bleibt nichts ihnen nichts übrig als Seele und Gott.
Abstract (croatian) Austrijski književnik židovskog porijekla Franz Viktor Werfel (rođen 10. rujna 1890. u Pragu, Austor-Ugarska Monarhija; preminuo 26. kolovoza 1945. u Beverly Hillsu, SAD), nerijetko piše djela usko povezana tematikom triju velikih religija, židovstva, kršćanstva i islama. Njegovo remek-djelo „Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh“ (1933; „Četrdeset dana Musa Daga“) opisuje istrebljivanje i genocid nad Armencima, koje je počinila osmanska vojska za vrijeme Prvog svjetskog rata u Osmanskom Carstvu. Književno oblikovanje dosljedno provođene deportacije ljudi u pustinju, bez odredišta, s namjerom da se potpuno uništi jedan narod, Franz Werfel upotpunjuje istinitim događajima i brojnim biblijskim motivima. Gabrijel Bagradian, Francuz armenskog porijekla, vraća se svojim korijenima kako bi ispunio posljednju želju umirućeg brata i preuzeo obiteljsko naslijeđe. No sudbina se poigrava na svoj način. Zajedno sa svojom ljupkom ženom Juliette i mladim sinom Stephanom Gabrijel dospijeva u neizvjesnu agoniju zajedno s nekoliko tisuća ljudi. Narod koji je živio u sedam sela, smještenih podno brda Musa Dagg na rubu Turske prema Sredozemnom moru, kreće u borbu na život i smrt. Jedino su im utočište Bog i brdo Musa Dagh na kojem se utaboruju. Praćeni nasiljem, požrtvovnošću i patnjom ti ljudi uspijevaju u borbi protiv tirana, kojemu je jedini cilj njihovo istrebljenje. Gabrijel gubi sve na tom brdu: svoj brak, svoju ženu i naposlijetku svog sina. Najveći gubitak koji svi protagonisti doživljavaju jest gubitak identiteta. Na kraju im ne ostaje ništa osim duše i Boga.
Abstract (english) The Austrian writer of Jewish origin Franz Viktor Werfel (born on September 10, 1890 in Prag, Austro-Hungarian Monarchie, died on August 26, 1945 in Beverly Hills, USA) has often written his works that are closely related to the themes of three major religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. His masterpiece “Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh” (1933, “The Forty Days of Musa Dagh”) describes the persecution and genocide of Armenians by the Ottoman army during the First World War in the Ottoman Empire. Franz Werfel’s literary shaping of the consecutive deportations of the people to a desert, without a goal, with the intention of completely exterminating this nation, was supplemented by real events and worked out with numerous biblical motifs by the author. Gabriel Bagradian, a Frenchman of Armenian descent, returns to his roots to fulfil the dying brother's last wish to take over the family inheritance. But fate has played out differently. Together with his beautiful wife Juliette and his young son Stephan Gabriel gets into an uncertain torment together with several thousand people. The people who lived in the seven villages at the foot of the Musa Dagh (meaning “Moses mountain”), on the edge of Turkey towards the Mediterranean, begin its life-and-death struggle. Its only refuge are God and the mountain Musa Dagh on which they are being stationed. With an abundance of violence, sacrifice and pain, this people succeed in defeating the tyrant whose sole aim is extermination. Gabriel loses everything on the mountain: his marriage, his wife and finally his son. The greatest loss that all protagonists have experienced is the loss of identity. In the end nothing remains for them but the soul and God.
Keywords
Franz Werfel
Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh
Völkermord
Armenien
Osmanisches Reich
Deportation
Verfremdung
Identitätsverlust
Musa Dagh
Keywords (croatian)
Franz Werfel
Četrdeset dana Musa Dagha
genocid
Armenija
Osmansko Carstvo
deportacija
otuđenje
gubitak identiteta
Musa Dagh
Keywords (english)
Franz Werfel
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh
genocide
Armenia
Ottoman Empire
deportation
alienation
loss of identity
Musa Dagh
Language german
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:162:384023
Study programme Title: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching Course: Teaching Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
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