Yavuz Sultan Selïm (1512-1520) and his imitation strategies. A case study of four Häfiẓ ghazals
Yavuz Sultan Selïm (1512-1520) and his imitation strategies. A case study of four Häfiẓ ghazals

Summary/Abstract: Unlike his Ottoman contemporaries, Yavuz Sultan Selïm composed his poems almost exclusively in Persian. A great part of his poetic output consists of poetic replies inspired by the classics of the Persian poetic canon as it was perceived by Ottomans. Through an in depth analysis of four imitation poems inspired by four ghazals by Häfiẓ the present paper aims at highlighting the poetic strategies Selïm used when he composed poetic imitations.

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