Husn u Ask
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
MLA Texts and Translations
ISBN-10
0873529332
ISBN-13
9780873529334
Publisher
Modern Language Association of America
Imprint
Modern Language Association of America
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 30th, 2005
Print length
230 Pages
Weight
294 grams
Dimensions
14.10 x 21.60 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
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This Turkish verse romance written in 1783 is a religious interpretation of the Islamic love tale. It is widely recognised as the greatest work of Ottoman literature.
The girl Hüsn and the boy Ask are betrothed to each other as children. But Hüsn violates the custom of the tribe by falling in love with him, and Ask must undergo the trials of a journey to the Diyar-i Kalp, Land of the Heart, to prove himself worthy—a journey to realization of both his and Hüsn's true nature. The Turkish verse romance Hüsn ü Ask, written in 1783 by Seyh 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.
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