Beschreibung:
Walter G. Andrews is Research Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington. He is the author of Poetry’s Voice, Society’s Song: Ottoman Lyric Poetry and An Introduction to Ottoman Poetry.
Examines the "golden age" of the culture of the Ottoman empire in the 16th century, exploring sexuality, gender and literary society, as well as the demographics, economics, politics, society of love and other cultural productions of the Ottoman
Preface ixA Guide to Ottoman Turkish Transcription, Pronunciation, Names, and Titles xi1. Introduction 12. Beloved Boys (and Girls) 323. Love Scripts I, Male Bonding 594. Love Scripts II, Poems about Poetry about Love 855. Love, Sex, and Poetry 1136. Women and the Art of Love 1637. Seduction and Reversal 2178. To Die For...: Love and Violence in the Age of the Beloveds 2519. Love, Law and Religion 27010. The End of an Age 30411. Renaissance, Renaissances, and the Age of the Beloveds 329Appendix: Ottoman Sultans during the Age of the Beloveds 355Notes 357Glossary of Ottoman Terms 389Bibliography 393Index 411