Kurdish literature
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Kurdish literature (
Kurdish languages. Literary Kurdish works have been written in each of the Six main languages: Zaza, Gorani, Kurmanji, Sorani, Laki and Southern Kurdish. Balül was a 9th century poet and religious scholar of the Yarsani faith is the first well-known poet who wrote in Gorani Kurdish.[1] Moreover Ali Hariri (1009–1079) from the Hakkari region is one of the first well-known poets who wrote in Kurmanji Kurdish.[2][3]
Zazaki - Gorani literature
Mariwan
Some of the well-known
Northwestern Iranian languages.[4]
Kurmanji literature
A Yezidi religious work, the Meshefa Reş, is in a classic form of Kurmanji[5] and it has been conjectured that it was written sometime in the 13th century. However, it has been argued that the work was actually written as late as the 20th century by non-Yazidi authors seeking to summarise the beliefs of Yezidis in a form similar to that of the holy scriptures of other religions.[6]
- Mela Huseynê Bateyî (1417–1495) from Hakkâri, who wrote the author of Mawlud, a collection of verse and an anthology;
- Salim Salman, author of Yûsif û Zuleyxa in 1586;
- sufipoet. His collection of poems contains more than 2,000 verses
- distichs, is probably the best known and most popular of the classical Kurdish poets.[7]
Sorani literature
In contrast to Kurmanji, literary works in
Sheikh Reza Talabani (1835–1909) also wrote in Sorani dialect after Nalî. The closeness of the two dialects of Sorani and Kurmanji is cited as one of the reasons for the late start in Sorani literature, as well as the fact that during 15th to 19th century, there was a rich literary tradition in the Kurmanji dialect. Furthermore the presence of the Gorani dialect as a literary language and its connection to Yarsanism and Ardalan dynasty was another reason that people did not produce texts in Sorani.[8][11]
A historical list of Kurdish literature and poets
Religious
- Yezidis. However, it has been argued that it was actually written in the 20th century by Kurds who were not themselves Yezidis.[6]
- Yarsan.
Goranî dialect
- Balül (9th century)
- Mele Perîşan (14th century)
- Khana Qubadi (Xana Qubadî) (1700–1759),
- Almas Khan-e Kanoule'ei (17th and 18th century)
- Mastoureh Ardalan (Mestûrey Erdelan) (1805–1848)
- Mawlawi Tawagozi (Mewlewî Tawegozî) (1806–1882)
Famous poets in Kurmancî dialect
- Mela Hesenê Bateyî(Melayê Bateyî) (1417–1491) of Hekkarî, the author of Mewlûda Kurmancî (Birthday in Kurmanji), a collection of poems.
- sufi.
- Safavid Empire.
- Ahmad Khani(Ehmedê Xanî) (1651–1707) (The epic drama of Mem û Zîn) (Born in Hakkari, Turkey)
- Mahmud Bayazidi (Mahmud Bayazidi), (1797–1859) Kurdish writer.
Soranî dialect
- Nalî (1798–1855)
- Haji Qadir Koyi (Hacî Qadir Koyî) (1817–1897)
- Sheikh Rezza Talabani(Şêx Reza Talebanî) (1835–1910)
- Mahwi (1830–1906)
- Wafaei(1844–1902)
Kurdish poets and writers of the 20th century
Celadet Bedir Khan
Hejar
- Alişer (1862–1937) who known as rebel poets
- Nari Mela Kake Heme (1874–1944) Poet, born and died in Marivan.
- Pîremêrd(Tewfîq Beg Mehmûd Axa) (1867–1950) Poet, Writer, Playwright and Journalist.
- Kurmanji alphabet.
- Erebê Şemo) (1897–1978). Kurdish novelist in Armenia.
- Jigarkhwin) (Sheikmous Hasan) (1903–1984) poet, born in Mardin, Ottoman. Died in Sweden.
- Kurdish poetry.
- Osman Sabri (1905–1993) Kurdish poet, writer and journalist, Turkey/Syria.
- Nado Makhmudov (1907–1990) Kurdish writer and public figure, Armenia.
- Hêmin Mukriyanî) (1920–1986) Poet and Journalist, Iran.
- Hejar (Abdurrahman Sharafkandi) (1920–1990), Poet, Writer, Translator and Linguist, Iran.
- Jamal Nebez (born 1933) Writer, Linguist, Translator and Academic, Germany.
- Şêrko Bêkes) (born 1940) Poet, Iraqi Kurdistan. His poems have been translated to over 10 languages.
- Latif Halmat (Letîf Helmet) (born 1947), Poet, Iraqi Kurdistan.
- Ebdulla Peşêw) (born 1947), Poet.
- Salim Barakat (born 1951) Poet, Writer, and Novelist.
- Rafiq Sabir (born 1950) Poet, Sweden.
- Mehmed Uzun (1953–2007), Contemporary Writer and Novelist.
- Firat Cewerî (born 1959), Contemporary Writer and Novelist.
- Jan Dost (born 1965), writer and novelist
- İbrahim Halil Baran (born 1981), Poet, writer and designer.
- Azad Zal (born 1972), Writer-journalist-translator-poet-linguist and lexicographer
- Suwara Ilkhanizada (1937–1976), Among the first poets that composed modern poems in Kurdistan.
Kurdish poets and writers of the 21st century
- Bachtyar Ali (1960-), Novelist from Slemani, Iraqi Kurdistan
- Behrouz Boochani (1983-), Novelist from Ilam, Iran
References
- ^ سدیق بۆرەکەیی-سەفی زداە، مێژووی وێژەی کوردی، دەزگای ئاراس، ھەولێر، ٢٠٠٨.
- ^
- A Kurdish grammar: descriptive analysis of the Kurdish of Sulaimaniya, Iraq By Ernest Nasseph McCarus, American council of learned societies, 1958, The University of Michigan, page 6
- Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Volume 2 By University of London School of Oriental and African Studies, JSTOR, 1964, page 507
- ^ "The Kurdish Language and Literature". Institutkurde.org. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ J. N. Postgate, Languages of Iraq, ancient and modern, British School of Archaeology in Iraq, [Iraq]: British School of Archaeology in Iraq, 2007, p. 138.
- ^ Uzunoglu, Yekta (1985). "1985 - bi kurdî binivîsîne Hey lê". Yekta Uzunoglu. ku. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ a b YAZIDIS i. GENERAL at Encyclopædia Iranica
- ^ Kreyenbroek, Philip g. "KURDISH WRITTEN LITERATURE". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ a b Khazanedar, Maroof (2002), The history of Kurdish literature, Aras, Erbil.
- ^ Sajjadi Ala'edin (1951), The history of Kurdish literature, Ma'aref, Baghdad.
- ^ "NALÎ: Encyclopedia Iranica".
- ^ "Gurani: Iranica Encyclopedia".
- ^ "Kurdish Institute Of Brussel - Enstituya Kurdî Ya Bruskelê - Instituut Kurde De Bruxelles - Koerdisch Instuut Te Brussel". Kurdishinstitute.be. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
Further reading
- Blau, Joyce (2010). "Written Kurdish literature". In Kreyenbroek, P. G.; Marzolph, U. (eds.). Oral Literature of Iranian Languages. Vol. II. London: I.B. Tauris. pp. 1–32.
External links
- PHILIP G. KREYENBROEK, "Kurdish Written Literature", Encyclopedia Iranica
- T. Bois, Kurdish Folklore and Literature, Part VI of Kurds and Kurdistan, Encyclopaedia of Islam.
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