- Yerevan State University, Oriental Studies, Department Memberadd
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Turkish literature in Armenian script comprises a large corpus of manuscripts dating from the 14th century together with printed material published between the 18th and 20th centuries. Books were printed in a wide geographical area and... more
Turkish literature in Armenian script comprises a large corpus of manuscripts dating from the 14th century together with printed material published between the 18th and 20th centuries. Books were printed in a wide geographical area and their contents were produced by mono- and bilingual Turkish- (and Armenian)-speaking Ottoman Armenians. Therefore, Armeno-Turkish text production represents the textual output enabled through Armenian and Turkish cross-cultural interactions, including various genres and different types of text. Although the scope of Armeno-Turkish text production is extensive, scholarly engagement with Armeno-Turkish texts at universities has only been markedly evident since the 2000s. The most significant reason for this late and limited engagement may lie in the obstacle of the hybrid nature of the script and the language, whereby Armeno-Turkish literature has a place neither in Turkish nor in Armenian literary studies. The aims of this article are therefore (1) to ...
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The glossary Daḳāyiḳu l-ḥaḳāyiḳ by Kemālpaşazāde is a valuable lexicological work that demonstrates the appropriation of medieval lexicographic methodologies as a means of spreading knowledge of the Persian language in the Transottoman... more
The glossary Daḳāyiḳu l-ḥaḳāyiḳ by Kemālpaşazāde is a valuable lexicological work that demonstrates the appropriation of medieval lexicographic methodologies as a means of spreading knowledge of the Persian language in the Transottoman realm. The article aims to analyse this Persian-Ottoman Turkish philological text based on the Arabic and Persian lexicographic traditions of the Early Modern period. The advanced approaches to morphological, lexical and semantic analysis of Persian can be witnessed when examining the Persian word units in the glossary. The study of the methods of the glossary attests to the prestigious status of the Persian language in the Ottoman Empire at a time when Turkish was strengthening its multi-faceted positions. Taking into account the linguistic analysis methods that were available in the sixteenth century, contemporary philological research is suggesting new etymologies for some Persian words and introduces novel lemmata, which make their first-time appe...
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The glossary Daḳāyiḳu l-ḥaḳāyiḳ by Kemālpaşazāde is a valuable lexicological work that demonstrates the appropriation of medieval lexicographic methodologies as a means of spreading knowledge of the Persian language in the Transottoman... more
The glossary Daḳāyiḳu l-ḥaḳāyiḳ by Kemālpaşazāde is a valuable lexicological work that demonstrates the appropriation of medieval lexicographic methodologies as a means of spreading knowledge of the Persian language in the Transottoman realm. The article aims to analyse this Persian-Ottoman Turkish philological text based on the Arabic and Persian lexicographic traditions of the early modern period. The advanced approaches to morphological, lexical, and semantic analysis of Persian can be witnessed when examining the Persian word units in the glossary. The study of the methods of the glossary attests to the prestigious status of the Persian language in the Ottoman Empire at a time when Turkish was strengthening its multi-faceted positions. Taking into account the linguistic analysis methods that were available in the sixteenth century, contemporary philological research is suggesting new etymologies for some Persian words and introduces novel lemmata, which make their first-time app...
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The article is focused on Baki’s perception of nature and seasons. The poet never used traditional patterns for portraying nature, yet, he tried to revive spring and summer, autumn and winter of Istanbul in every line of the poems, using... more
The article is focused on Baki’s perception of nature and seasons.
The poet never used traditional patterns for portraying nature, yet,
he tried to revive spring and summer, autumn and winter of Istanbul
in every line of the poems, using various similes and
epithets. Describing the nature Baki often compares plants with a
glass of wine, with blood, with charming shyness of the
beloved, but the vivid descriptions of blossoming nature and the
beauty of the spring tries to associate with the victories of the
Ottoman sultans and the subsequent royal feastings.
The poet never used traditional patterns for portraying nature, yet,
he tried to revive spring and summer, autumn and winter of Istanbul
in every line of the poems, using various similes and
epithets. Describing the nature Baki often compares plants with a
glass of wine, with blood, with charming shyness of the
beloved, but the vivid descriptions of blossoming nature and the
beauty of the spring tries to associate with the victories of the
Ottoman sultans and the subsequent royal feastings.
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The main core of rind-poet and master of gazelBaki’s poetry is predominantly concerned with his social status. There are various motives of careless feasts, revelries; rose and tulip-like wine etc. in the thematic structure of Divan. Baki... more
The main core of rind-poet and master of gazelBaki’s poetry is
predominantly concerned with his social status. There are various
motives of careless feasts, revelries; rose and tulip-like wine etc. in
the thematic structure of Divan. Baki has prized life, referred to
death and sought for the ways to get rid of sadness and
disappointment.Baki was able to manifest obvious themes in a
specific and unexpected way along with lively figure
predominantly concerned with his social status. There are various
motives of careless feasts, revelries; rose and tulip-like wine etc. in
the thematic structure of Divan. Baki has prized life, referred to
death and sought for the ways to get rid of sadness and
disappointment.Baki was able to manifest obvious themes in a
specific and unexpected way along with lively figure
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The conference brings together scholars with expertise in Persian and Ottoman Turkish language contacts who are interested in the fields of language, literature, and history, and to explore the role of multilingual practices – especially... more
The conference brings together scholars with expertise in Persian and Ottoman Turkish language contacts who are interested in the fields of language, literature, and history, and to explore the role of multilingual practices – especially translation – which are an essential part of knowledge production in the respective traditions. In addition, the conference provides a forum for discussion and collaboration between scholars of Ottoman, Iranian and Arabic studies and beyond who are concerned with the interactions of the three languages in the Ottoman Empire (elsine-i se̱lāse̱) and examine their functions as well as the interrelationships between languages, (literary) genres, and disciplines.
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Advance Notice: to be published by July 2020. Transottomanica vol. 5 Knowledge on the Move in a Transottoman Perspective Dynamics of Intellectual Exchange from the Fifteenth to the Early Twentieth Century. Evelin Dierauff, Dennis... more
Advance Notice: to be published by July 2020. Transottomanica vol. 5
Knowledge on the Move in a Transottoman Perspective
Dynamics of Intellectual Exchange from the Fifteenth to the Early Twentieth Century. Evelin Dierauff, Dennis Dierks, Barbara Henning, Taisiya Leber, Ani Sargsyan
This volume investigates flows of knowledge that transcended social, cultural, linguistic and political boundaries. Dealing with different sources such as dictionaries, early printed books, political advice literature, and modern periodicals, the case studies in this anthology cover a time frame from the 15th to the early 20th century. Being concerned with a wide variety of geographical areas, including the Ottoman capital Istanbul, provincial settings like Ottoman Palestine, and also Egypt, Bosnia, Crimea, the Persian realm and Poland-Lithuania, the book gives transepochal and transregional insights in the production, transmission, and translation of knowledge. In so doing it contributes to current debates in transcultural studies, global history, and the history of knowledge.
Knowledge on the Move in a Transottoman Perspective
Dynamics of Intellectual Exchange from the Fifteenth to the Early Twentieth Century. Evelin Dierauff, Dennis Dierks, Barbara Henning, Taisiya Leber, Ani Sargsyan
This volume investigates flows of knowledge that transcended social, cultural, linguistic and political boundaries. Dealing with different sources such as dictionaries, early printed books, political advice literature, and modern periodicals, the case studies in this anthology cover a time frame from the 15th to the early 20th century. Being concerned with a wide variety of geographical areas, including the Ottoman capital Istanbul, provincial settings like Ottoman Palestine, and also Egypt, Bosnia, Crimea, the Persian realm and Poland-Lithuania, the book gives transepochal and transregional insights in the production, transmission, and translation of knowledge. In so doing it contributes to current debates in transcultural studies, global history, and the history of knowledge.
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Proposals including an abstract (max. 300 words) and a short biography (max. 200 words) may be sent to Dr. Philip Bockholt (Universität Leipzig), philip.bockholt@uni-leipzig.de by 15 July 2022. Interdisciplinary contributions, including... more
Proposals including an abstract (max. 300 words) and a short biography (max. 200 words) may be sent to Dr. Philip Bockholt (Universität Leipzig), philip.bockholt@uni-leipzig.de by 15 July 2022. Interdisciplinary contributions, including but not limited to history, literary studies, translation studies, manuscript studies, etc., are encouraged.