Leylā and Mejnūn
work by Fuzuli
Also known as: “Leylâ ve Mecnun”, “Leyla ü Mecnun”
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discussed in biography
- In Mehmed bin Süleyman Fuzuli
…of the great Muslim classic Leylâ ve Mecnun. This celebrated allegorical romance depicts the attraction of the Majnūn (the human spirit) for Laylā (divine beauty). Fuzuli is the author of two divans (collections of poems), one in Azerbaijani Turkish and one in Persian. These anthologies contain examples of his most…
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Turkish literature
- In Turkish literature: Forms and genres
…the Leyla ü Mecnun (Leylā and Mejnūn) of Mehmed bin Süleyman Fuzuli, written in the 16th century. Although this work has been accepted into the Ottoman canon, its author wrote within the Turkmen literary tradition, under the influence of the Chagatai mesnevî.
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