Isbn: 9780815633570 - the story of joseph: a fourteenth century morality play: a fourteenth-century turkish morality play by sheyyad hamza (middle east literature in translation) (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. translation edition. 148 pages. 8.50x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Sheyyad Hamzas 14th century Anatolian Turkish poem, a retelling of the ancient Joseph Story has inspiration both in popular preaching and oral story telling. A lively and often moving story, it reflects aspects of the popular culture of its time. Translator(s): Hickman, Bill. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308. . 2014. Tra. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. At the heart of this volume is the translation of a fourteenth-century Turkish version of the Joseph story, better known to Western readers from the version in Genesis. Hickman provides us with a new lens: we see the drama of the Old Testament prophet Josep.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At the heart of this volume is the translation of a fourteenth-century Turkish version of the Joseph story, better known to Western readers from the version in Genesis, first book of the Hebrew Bible. Hickman provides us with a new lens: we see the drama of the Old Testament prophet Joseph, son of Jacob, through Muslim eyes. The poem's author, Sheyyad Hamza, lived in Anatolia during the early days of the Ottoman Empire. Hamza's composition is rooted in the recondite and little-studied tradition of oral performancea unique corner of Turkish verbal arts, situated between minstrelsy and the ''divan'' traditioncombining the roles of preacher and storyteller. A cultural document as well as a literary text that reflects the prevailing values of the time, Hamza's play reveals a picture of Ottoman sensibility, both aesthetic and religious, at the level of popular culture in premodern Turkey. To supplement and contextualise the story, Hickman includes an introduction, a historical-literary afterword, and notes to the translation, all ably assisting an unfamiliar reader's entry into this world.…