Tezkire
Tezkire (
One of the most famous Persian tezkires is the
Ottoman poetry tezkires
The tezkires of poets were written between the 16th and 20th centuries in the Anatolian area. They contain information on both poets and their poetic work,[1] and are written both in prose and verses making the tezkire genre unique.[2] A valuable source of information for today's scholars, they also present a type of ego-document due to the combination of objective with subjective material.[2] The bibliographical notices mention birthplace, family, teachers, profession, personal anecdotes, comments on personality or character, place and date of death, and quotations from poetry.[4]
The first tezkire of Ottoman literature was named Heşt Behişt (Eight Springs). It was the work of Sehi Bey of Edirne (1471?-1548) and was completed in 1538.[5] 2 other editions would follow until 1548. It narrated the work and life of 241 poets and was very well received and supported by the Ottoman high social circles.[2]
A distinguished tezkire is the Tezkiretü'ş-Şuara (Memoirs of the Poets) of
Other well known tezkire:
- Riyazi - Riyazü'ş Şuara
- Faizi - Zübtedü'l-Eşar
- Mirzade Mehmed Efendi - Salim Tezkiresi
- Ali Güfti - Teşrifatü'ş Şuara
- Davud Fatin - Haitmetül-Eşar
- Kınalızâde Hasan Çelebi - Tezkiretü'ş-Şuara
See also
References
- ^ a b Kiliç, Filiz. (2007). “The Tezkires of Poets: Indispendable [sic Sources in Our Literature History”], translated from Turkish to English by the website of publication. Türkiye Arastirmalari Literatür Dergisi (TALID) 5(10): 564 (abstract; entire essay is 543-564), talid.org. Accessed May 5, 2023.
- ^ ISBN 9783447062503
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- ^ JSTOR 601449
- ISBN 9780810875791
- OCLC 22325635
- ISBN 9781472415332
- OCLC 2110073