Hüsn ü Aşk
work by Gâlib Dede
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discussed in biography
- In Gâlib Dede
…primarily known for his masterpiece, Hüsn ü Aşk (“Beauty and Love”). This allegorical romance describes the courtship of a youth (Hüsn, or “Beauty”) and a girl (Aşk, or “Love”). After many tribulations, the couple are finally brought together, allegorizing the fundamental unity of love and beauty. In addition to this…
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Turkish literature
- In Turkish literature: Movements and poets
…Mawlawīyah dervishes, wrote his mesnevî Hüsn ü aşk (1782; “Beauty and Love”), an allegorical narrative poem. Galib, who had been befriended by Sultan Selim III, wrote with considerable reference to the Indian style, although by his era Ottoman poets were no longer conversant with contemporary Indo-Persian literature. Despite the masterly…
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