{"product_id":"nightingales-and-pleasure-gardens-turkish-love-poems-paperback","title":"Nightingales and Pleasure Gardens: Turkish Love Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTalat S. Halman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTalat S. Halman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJayne Warner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003cbr\u003elove 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere 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 Süleyman 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 Hüsnü Daglarca. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTalat S. Halman\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading translator of Turkish literature. His books in English include \u003ci\u003eContemporary Turkish Literature, Modern Turkish Drama, Süleyman the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagnificent Poet, \u003c\/i\u003e three volumes on Yunus Emre, \u003ci\u003eMevlana Celaleddin Rumi and the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhirling Dervishes\u003c\/i\u003e (with Metin And), \u003ci\u003eShadows of Love\u003c\/i\u003e (original poems in English), \u003ci\u003eA Last Lullaby\u003c\/i\u003e (English and Turkish poems), \u003ci\u003eLiving Poets of Turkey, Turkish Legends \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Folk Poems, \u003c\/i\u003e and many books featuring modern Turkish poets and playwrights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJayne L. Warner\u003c\/b\u003e is director of research at the Institute for Aegean Prehistory in Greenwich, Connecticut. She is associate editor (with Talat S. Halman) of \u003ci\u003eSleeping \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ein the Forest: Stories and Poems\u003c\/i\u003e by Sait Faik.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.08 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450256441522,"sku":"9780815608356","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c005d97aecb13fe06f279c68f2bef1f9.webp?v=1778783187","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/nightingales-and-pleasure-gardens-turkish-love-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}