Teşrîfâtʾ üs-şuarâ

work by Edirneli Güftî

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Turkish literature

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    In Turkish literature: Movements and poets

    …the mid-17th century is the Teşrîfâtʾ üs-şuarâ of Edirneli Güftî, written in 1660–61—the only Ottoman tezkire composed as a mesnevî. It was not commissioned nor apparently presented to any patron, and its major function seems to have been as a means for the author to satirize and slander many of…

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