Mihrî Hatun: Performance, Gender-Bending, and Subversion in Ottoman Intellectual History

by Didem Havliolu

Book Overview

The early modern Ottoman poet Mihr Hatun (1460-1515) succeeded in drawing an admiring audience and considerable renown during a time when few women were accepted into the male-dominated intellectual circles. Her poetry collection is among the earliest bodies of women's writing in the Middle East and Islamicate literature, providing an exceptional vantage point on intellectual history. With this volume, Havlioglu not only gives readers access to this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815635370
• ISBN13: 9780815635376
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.9" x 1.8"