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Nightingales and Pleasure Gardens: Turkish Love Poems
Contributor(s): Halman, Talat S. (Editor), Halman, Talat S. (Translator), Warner, Jayne (Editor)
ISBN: 0815608357     ISBN-13: 9780815608356
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
OUR PRICE:   $15.26  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2005
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Annotation: The earliest Turkish verses, dating from the sixth century A.D., were love lyrics. Since then, love has dominated the Turks' poetic modes and moods--"pre-Islamic, Ottoman classical, folk, modern. In style, form and sensibility, this collection offers a broad spectrum: virtually all types and varieties are represented here. The English versions are loyal to the originals and strive to be authentic poems in English. Here are lyrics from pre-Islamic Central Asia, passages from epics, mystical ecstasies of such eminent thirteenth-century figures as Rumi and Yunus Emre, classical poems of the Ottoman Empire (including SC
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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Middle Eastern
- Foreign Language Study | Turkish & Turkic Languages
- Literary Collections | Middle Eastern
Dewey: 894.351
LCCN: 2005012389
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.2" W x 9.08" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages
 
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The earliest turkish verses, dating from the sixth century A.D., were love lyrics. Since then, love has dominated the Turks' poetic modes and moods--pre-Islamic, Ottoman, classical, folk, modern. This collection covers
love lyrics from all periods of Turkish poetry. It is the first anthology of its kind in English. The translations, faithful to the originals, possess a special freshness in style and sensibility.

Here are lyrics from pre-Islamic Central Asia, passages from epics, mystical ecstasies of such eminent thirteenth-century figures as Rumi and Yunus Emre, classical poems of the Ottoman Empire (including S leyman the Magnificent and women court poets), lilting folk poems, and the work of the legendary communist Nazim Hikmet (who is arguably Turkey's most famous poet internationally), and the greatest living Turkish poet, Fazil H sn Daglarca.

The verses in this collection are true to the Turkish spirit as well as universal in their appeal. They show how Turks praise and satirize love, how they see it as a poetic experience. Poetry was for many centuries the premier Turkish genre and love its predominant theme. Some of the best expressions produced by Turkish poets over a period of fifteen centuries can be found in this volume.