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A History of Ottoman Poetry VI: Containing the Turkish Originals Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Gibb, E. J. W. (Author), Browne, Edward Granville (Editor)

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ISBN: 0718903994     ISBN-13: 9780718903992
Publisher: Gibb Memorial Trust
OUR PRICE: $57.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2002
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Annotation: The History of Ottoman Poetry is the most important fruit of E.J.W. Gibb's long devotion to Turkish literature. Only one volume had appeared in print by the time of his early death in 1901 but the remainder were almost complete and was seen through the press by E.G. Browne. It was designed to give the English reader a clear account of the subject. The first volume includes discussions of themes, verse forms and rhetoric and also of the earliest West-Turkish poetry up to 1450. The story is then carried through to the revolution caused by the adoption of European models in the later 19th century. Gibb was concerned to avoid a purely biographical approach and carefully analyzed the works of the poets, tracing the development of style, which, before the Modern Movement, was to a great extent a matter of Persian influences and reaction to them. No comparable English study has appeared since and the work is still valuable to students. Volumes II & VI are being reprinted for 2002.
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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Middle Eastern
- Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors)
Dewey: 494.351
Physical Information: 1.21" H x 6.36" W x 9.32" L (1.75 lbs) 390 pages
 
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This is the most important fruit of E.J.W. Gibb's long devotion to Turkish literature. Only one volume had appeared in print by the time of his death in 1901 but the remainder was almost complete and was seen through the press by E.G. Browne. It was designed to give the English reader a clear account of the subject. The first volume includes discussions of themes, verse forms and rhetoric and also of the earliest West-Turkish poetry up to 1450. The story is then carried through to the revolution caused by the adoption of European models in the late 19th century. Gibb was concerned to avoid a purely biographical approach and analyzed the works of the poets, tracing the development of style, which, before the Modern Movement, was to great extent a matter of Persian influences and reaction to them. Volume VI contains Turkish texts of the pieces quoted earlier in translation.
 
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