Nightingales and Pleasure Gardens: Turkish Love Poems Contributor(s): Halman, Talat S. (Editor), Halman, Talat S. (Translator), Warner, Jayne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815608357 ISBN-13: 9780815608356 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 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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Publisher Description: 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 |