{"product_id":"a-history-of-ottoman-poetry-e-j-w-gibb-9781399559751","title":"A History of Ottoman Poetry, Volume II: 1450-1520","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second volume in E.J.W. Gibb's classic study of Ottoman Poetry, reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead, covers the period c.1450 to the early 16th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGibb's \u003ci\u003eHistory of Ottoman Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in six volumes between 1900 to 1909, provided the first extended account in English of Ottoman Turkish literature. Based on an impressively wide reading of over five centuries of Ottoman classical poetry and of literary critical works produced by Ottoman commentators, it conveyed not only fascinating information but also a deeply informed understanding of the cultural world of educated Ottomans. Gibb selected and analysed epic poems, religious verse, romances, panegyrics and, above all, lyric poetry. He examined the biographies and social contexts of poets, and he prefaced his work with a much-admired introductory account of Ottoman mysticism and religious philosophy. He included throughout the volumes a wealth of explanatory notes designed to help 'the ordinary English reader' appreciate this little-known culture. The \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work which remains a valued introduction to its subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume is part of a six-volume set. Volumes I-IV focus purely on poetry and poets, while Volume V includes additionally 100 pages of indices to the volumes, prepared by Reynold A. Nicholson. Volume VI, the final volume, comprises the Ottoman text of poems included in the preceding volumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. J. W. Gibb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399559753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399559751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"E. J. W. Gibb","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48154158596351,"sku":"9781399559751","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f27dbc7a-f634-4f6a-b13c-1ffc30a259cd.jpg?v=1770788284","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-ottoman-poetry-e-j-w-gibb-9781399559751","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}