Robert Dankoff Livres

Exploring Middle Turkic and Ottoman literature, this collection of essays delves into the rich cultural and historical contexts that shaped these literary traditions. It offers insights into the language, themes, and notable works, highlighting the evolution of literature in the Turkic-speaking world. The essays provide a comprehensive understanding of the influences and contributions of Middle Turkic and Ottoman writers, making it an essential resource for scholars and enthusiasts of this literary heritage.

Evliya Celebi was the 17th century's most diligent, adventurous, and honest recorder, whose puckish wit and humor are laced throughout his ten-volume masterpiece. This brand new translation brings Evliya sparklingly back to life. Well worth a read.-Irish Echo 7/2011 číst celé

The most ambitious effort to explore and map out the Nile, before the time of Napoleon, was undertaken by the Ottomans - as recorded in two monumental documents. The book gives full weight to both documents, keeping their own integrity and highlighting the relation between them through ample... číst celé

While the Arabic, Persian, Greek and Slavic elements in Turkish have received monographic treatment, the Armenian elements have not up to now been treated comprehensively. The present survey aims to fill this gap in Turcological studies. Building on previous work by Adjarian and others, and making full use of lexicographic tools for both languages, the author has established a corpus of 800 Armenian loanwords in Turkish (defining “Turkish” as the dialect continuum stretching from the Balkans to Azerbaijan). Several hundred more words, uncertain or doubtful for various reasons, are assigned to appendices. The introduction contains analyses of the loan vocabulary along geographical, historical, phonological, and topical lines. A bibliography, a comprehensive index, and a note on Turkish loanwords in Armenian complete the work.