Nightingales and Pleasure Gardens: Turkish Love Poems

by Talât Sait Halman

The earliest turkish verses, dating from the sixth century A.D., were love lyrics. Since then, love has dominated the Turks' poetic modes and moods--pre-Islamic, Ottoman, classical, folk, modern. This collection covers
love lyrics from all periods of Turkish poetry. It is the first anthology of its kind in English. The translations, faithful to the originals, possess a special freshness in style and sensibility.

Here are lyrics from pre-Islamic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815608357
• ISBN13: 9780815608356
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"