European University Institute Library

Turkish language, literature, and history, travelers' tales, sultans, and scholars since the eighth century, edited by Bill Hickman and Gary Leiser

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Turkish language, literature, and history

bibliography

910826833

edited by Bill Hickman and Gary Leiser

Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey

travelers' tales, sultans, and scholars since the eighth century

The twenty two essays collected in Turkish Language, Literature and History offer insights into Turkish culture in the widest sense. Written by leaders in their fields from North America, Europe and Turkey, these essays cover a broad range of topics, focusing on various aspects of Turkish language, literature and history between the eighth century and the present. The chapters move between ancient and contemporary literature, exploring Sultan Selim's interest in dream interpretation, translating newly uncovered poetry and exploring the works of Orhan Pamuk. Linguistic complexities of the Turkish language and dialects are analysed, while new translations of 16th century decrees offer insight into Ottoman justice and power. This is a festschrift volume published for the leading scholar Bob Dankoff, and the diverse topics covered in these essays reflect Dankoff's valuable contributions to the study of Turkish language and literature. This cross-disciplinary book offers contributions from academics specialising in linguistics, history, literature and sociology, amongst others. As such, it is of key interest to scholars working in a variety of disciplines, with a focus on Turkish Studies.--, Provided by publisher