Historical Elements and Cyprus in Âşık (Minstrel) Kenzî’s Poems
Artists generally use their homelands and the historical and cultural elements of the societies they belong to as subjects of their poems. Âşık Kenzî, known as the only public poet of the Turkish Cypriots, enriched his poems with some elements he chose from Cyprus, the island where he was born, the...
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| description | Artists generally use their homelands and the historical and cultural elements of the societies they belong to as subjects of their poems. Âşık Kenzî, known as the only public poet of the Turkish Cypriots, enriched his poems with some elements he chose from Cyprus, the island where he was born, the Rumelian geography where he visited, and the Ottoman culture and history to which he belonged. Although he prefers to use orotund language, usually choosing Arabic–Persian words, he became one of the rare names who managed to reach readers from all walks of life, particularly by using simpler language in his epics. Despite being a public poet, Kenzî was closer to divan poetry and wanted to be remembered as an official poet. He reflected his mastery in some of his poems; however, he generally experienced difficulty in this sense and could not fully achieve the success he wanted. Kenzî did not use the syllabic method much, except for a few poems, songs, and epics. He mostly used prosody (aruz) and prosody folk poetry forms and enriched his poems with several historical elements he chose from Cyprus, particularly the Ottoman culture. Âşık Kenzî maintained his ties with Cyprus even when he left the island, and in his poems, he touched upon the personalities who did important work in Cyprus and the settlements of Cyprus. Âşık Kenzî also gave extensive space to the Balkan, Thrace, and Maghreb geographies. He used historical figures, particularly those who lived in the Balkans, Thrace, and Cyprus. Known as an Ottoman–Balkan poet of Cypriot origin, he built his world of poetry entirely on these, without being indifferent to the important historical events of the period in which he lived. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-55f9818bb079491cb2beebb54853b2792025-08-20T02:31:08ZengIstanbul University Pressİstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi2602-26482024-08-0164233334710.26650/TUDED2024-1373644123456Historical Elements and Cyprus in Âşık (Minstrel) Kenzî’s PoemsBurak Gökbulut0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3968-9207Mustafa Yeniasır1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9196-1805Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, Nicosia, CyprusYakın Doğu Üniversitesi, Nicosia, CyprusArtists generally use their homelands and the historical and cultural elements of the societies they belong to as subjects of their poems. Âşık Kenzî, known as the only public poet of the Turkish Cypriots, enriched his poems with some elements he chose from Cyprus, the island where he was born, the Rumelian geography where he visited, and the Ottoman culture and history to which he belonged. Although he prefers to use orotund language, usually choosing Arabic–Persian words, he became one of the rare names who managed to reach readers from all walks of life, particularly by using simpler language in his epics. Despite being a public poet, Kenzî was closer to divan poetry and wanted to be remembered as an official poet. He reflected his mastery in some of his poems; however, he generally experienced difficulty in this sense and could not fully achieve the success he wanted. Kenzî did not use the syllabic method much, except for a few poems, songs, and epics. He mostly used prosody (aruz) and prosody folk poetry forms and enriched his poems with several historical elements he chose from Cyprus, particularly the Ottoman culture. Âşık Kenzî maintained his ties with Cyprus even when he left the island, and in his poems, he touched upon the personalities who did important work in Cyprus and the settlements of Cyprus. Âşık Kenzî also gave extensive space to the Balkan, Thrace, and Maghreb geographies. He used historical figures, particularly those who lived in the Balkans, Thrace, and Cyprus. Known as an Ottoman–Balkan poet of Cypriot origin, he built his world of poetry entirely on these, without being indifferent to the important historical events of the period in which he lived.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/E0869CCB290E487EA714074096E5E58Ecyprusâşık (minstrel) kenzîhistoryottomanbalkan |
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