%0 Journal Article %T Erendiz Atas¨¹¡¯s Dissertations from a Literary Perspective %A H¨¹seyin ARAK %J Journal of International Social Research %D 2010 %I Journal of International Social Research %X This study reviews the critical essays and dissertations which have been written from an artistic point of view by the modern Turkish author Erendiz Atas¨¹. Atas¨¹¡¯s critical attitude have been introduced at the beginning of this text based analysis study.Atas¨¹ shows how artists can contribute to literature by writing critical essays through real examples. She proves in a way that critical analysis which is an act of versatile thinking reveals the abundance of a literary work. She shows artists and critics that criticism should not only be considered as negative but also positive. %K artist-critic %K introductive text %K positive criticism %U http://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/cilt3/sayi11pdf/arak_huseyin2.pdf