Ottoman Divan literature
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Ottoman Divan literature is the classical high literary tradition of the Ottoman Empire, characterized by highly formalized poetry in Ottoman Turkish that drew heavily on Persian and Arabic aesthetics, themes, and vocabulary.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Divan literature | 3 |
| Ottoman Turkish literature | 2 |
| Ottoman literature | 2 |
| Divan (Turkish) | 1 |
| Ottoman Divan literature canonical | 1 |
| Ottoman Divan poetry | 1 |
| Ottoman divan poets | 1 |
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Target entity: Ottoman Divan literature Context triple: [Nedim, movement, Ottoman Divan literature]
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Turkish literature
Turkish literature is the body of written and oral works produced over centuries by Turkish-speaking peoples, ranging from classical Ottoman poetry and folk epics to modern novels and contemporary poetry.
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Ottoman culture
Ottoman culture was the rich, multi-ethnic and multi-religious imperial civilization of the Ottoman Empire, characterized by its distinctive blend of Islamic, Turkic, Persian, and Byzantine influences in art, architecture, law, and daily life.
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Ottoman architecture
Ottoman architecture is a style of Islamic-influenced building that developed in the Ottoman Empire, characterized by grand domed mosques, slender minarets, intricate tilework, and harmonious, spacious interiors.
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Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish was the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire, blending Turkish with extensive Arabic and Persian influences and written in a variant of the Arabic script.
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Ottoman period
The Ottoman period was the era from the late 13th century to the early 20th century when the Ottoman Empire ruled vast territories across Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, shaping the political, cultural, and religious landscape of these regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ottoman Divan literature Target entity description: Ottoman Divan literature is the classical high literary tradition of the Ottoman Empire, characterized by highly formalized poetry in Ottoman Turkish that drew heavily on Persian and Arabic aesthetics, themes, and vocabulary.
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A.
Turkish literature
Turkish literature is the body of written and oral works produced over centuries by Turkish-speaking peoples, ranging from classical Ottoman poetry and folk epics to modern novels and contemporary poetry.
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B.
Ottoman culture
Ottoman culture was the rich, multi-ethnic and multi-religious imperial civilization of the Ottoman Empire, characterized by its distinctive blend of Islamic, Turkic, Persian, and Byzantine influences in art, architecture, law, and daily life.
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C.
Ottoman architecture
Ottoman architecture is a style of Islamic-influenced building that developed in the Ottoman Empire, characterized by grand domed mosques, slender minarets, intricate tilework, and harmonious, spacious interiors.
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D.
Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish was the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire, blending Turkish with extensive Arabic and Persian influences and written in a variant of the Arabic script.
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E.
Ottoman period
The Ottoman period was the era from the late 13th century to the early 20th century when the Ottoman Empire ruled vast territories across Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, shaping the political, cultural, and religious landscape of these regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (99)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman literature
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classical literature ⓘ literary tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithMysticism | Sufism ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| challengedBy |
Tanzimat literature
ⓘ
modern Turkish literature ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
complex prosody
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extensive use of metaphor and imagery ⓘ fixed meters ⓘ highly formalized style ⓘ strict rhyme schemes ⓘ use of Persian and Arabic vocabulary ⓘ |
| contains |
Sufi poetry
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chronogram poems ⓘ court panegyrics ⓘ didactic poetry ⓘ elegies ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| declinedIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Ottoman court culture
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urban literary circles ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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mystical poetry ⓘ panegyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasNotablePoet |
Ahmedi
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Ahmet Paşa ⓘ Azmizade Haleti ⓘ Baki ⓘ Enderunlu Fazıl ⓘ Enderunlu Vasıf ⓘ Fehim-i Kadim ⓘ Fuzuli ⓘ Hayali ⓘ Karacaoğlan (as influenced by Divan style) ⓘ Çelebi ⓘ
surface form:
Lami'i Çelebi
Leskofçalı Galib ⓘ Mesihi ⓘ Nabi ⓘ Naili-i Cedid ⓘ Naili-i Kadim ⓘ Nedim ⓘ Nef'i ⓘ Nergisi ⓘ Nev'i ⓘ Seyyid Nesimi ⓘ Sheikh Galib ⓘ Sümbülzade Vehbi ⓘ Taşlıcalı Yahya ⓘ Veysi ⓘ Yahya Efendi ⓘ
surface form:
Yahya Bey
Zati ⓘ Şeyhülislam Yahya ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ottoman Divan literature
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ottoman Divan poetry
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| influencedBy |
Arabic literature
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Persian literature ⓘ |
| literaryLanguage | Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic literary tradition ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
anthologies (tezkires)
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manuscript divans ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arabic classical poetry
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Persian literature ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Divan poetry
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| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Ottoman studies
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Turkish literature studies ⓘ comparative literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalImagery |
beloved and lover
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candle and moth ⓘ garden and spring ⓘ rose and nightingale ⓘ wine and cupbearer ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
Sufism
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love ⓘ mysticism ⓘ nature imagery ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ praise of rulers ⓘ wine and tavern imagery ⓘ |
| usesLanguageRegister |
courtly
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highly ornate ⓘ |
| usesMetreSystem | aruz metre ⓘ |
| usesPoeticForm |
ghazal
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kaside ⓘ mesnevi ⓘ murabba ⓘ qasida ⓘ rubai ⓘ terci-i bend ⓘ terkib-i bend ⓘ tuyuğ ⓘ |
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Subject: Ottoman Divan literature Description of subject: Ottoman Divan literature is the classical high literary tradition of the Ottoman Empire, characterized by highly formalized poetry in Ottoman Turkish that drew heavily on Persian and Arabic aesthetics, themes, and vocabulary.
Referenced by (11)
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