Author/Authors :
EKİNCİ, Ramazan Celal Bayar Üniversitesi - Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi - Türk Dili ve Edebiyatý Bölümü, Turkey
Abstract :
Among the most well-known poets who uses the pen name of Nahîfî is Mehmed Süleyman Nahîfî. In our literary history he is known as “translator of Masnavi” (died in 1738). He lived a long life nearly acentury and during his life he served as various stste officials. (janissary, ambassador clerk, şıkk-ı sânî official who heads a provincial treasury) In addition he produced many literary Works both in the field of verse and prose. There are many articles and thesis about his life, art and Works. However the Münşeât, which is written in prose, includes unknown and unstudied literary letters. Münşeât contains 8 letters which are written in different times. Among these five them reflects the poets sincere feelins with amorous and literary statements. Two of the remaining three are written to a friend and the last one ia thought to be written for the purpose of demonstrating his skills. None of the poems in Münşeât take part in his Dîvân, as a result of this the value the work increases.(one in persian language consists of 17 mufred, one stanza with 17 couplets, unfinished 4 gazhel, 2 gazhel one of which is Hammâmnâme) In this article the Münşeât of Nahîfî wiil be examined and detailed information about the dittos and contents of the text will be presented. At the end of this study the transcriptional text of Münşeât, which contains information about the life and literary figüre of the poet, will be introduced.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Süleyman Nahîfî , Münşeât , Letter , XVIII^th century
