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Beauty and Love / ­Seyh Galip ; Translated from the Ottoman Turkish With an Introduction and Key by Victoria Rowe Holbrook

Beauty and Love / ­Seyh Galip ; Translated from the Ottoman Turkish With an Introduction and Key by Victoria Rowe Holbrook - MLA Texts and Translations

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The girl Beauty and the boy Love are betrothed to each other as children. But Beauty violates the custom of the tribe by falling in love with him, and Love must undergo the trials of a journey to the Land of the Heart to prove himself worthy-a journey to realization of both his and Beauty's true nature.

The Turkish verse romance Beauty and Love, written in 1783 by ?eyh Galip, head of an Istanbul center of Rumi's order of the Whirling Dervishes, is an innovative interpretation of the Islamic love tale as a story of the action of God's qualities in the world. With its stunning imagery, fast-moving plot, and nonchalant, erudite humor, it is widely known as the greatest work of Ottoman literature.

In her introduction Victoria Rowe Holbrook discusses the heritage of Ibn Arabi and Rumi in Ottoman thought, the traditions of verse romance and allegory, Indian style imagery, and Galip's political loyalties.

Book information

ISBN: 9780873529341
Publisher: Modern Language Association
Imprint: Modern Language Association of America
Pub date:
DEWEY: 894.3512
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 216
Weight: 378g
Height: 141mm
Width: 215mm
Spine width: 19mm