{"product_id":"nightingales-and-pleasure-gardens-turkish-love-poems-9780815608356","title":"Nightingales and Pleasure Gardens: Turkish Love Poems","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Talat S. Halman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle East Literature in Translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.20w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815608356","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713445761161,"sku":"9780815608356","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f5c931b3-9aa4-42ed-9f13-013d7475d725.jpg?v=1719611864","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/nightingales-and-pleasure-gardens-turkish-love-poems-9780815608356","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}