Mihri Hatun - Performance, Gender-Bending, and Subversion in Ottoman Intellectual History (Paperback)

The early modern Ottoman poet Mihri Hatun (1460-1515) succeeded in drawing an admiring audience and considerable renown during a time when few women were accepted into the male-dominated intellectual circles. Her poetry collection is among the earliest bodies of women's writing in the Middle East and Islamicate literature, providing an exceptional vantage point on intellectual history. With this volume, Havliog?lu not only gives readers access to this rare text but also investigates the factors that allowed Hatun to survive and thrive despite her clear departure from the cultural norms of the time. Placing the poet in the context of her era and environment, Havliog?lu finds that the poet's dramatic, masterful performance and subversiveness are the very reasons for her endurance and acclaim in intellectual history. Hatun performed in a way that embraced her marginal position as a woman and leveraged it to her advantage. Havliog?lu's astute and nuanced portrait gives readers a fascinating glimpse into the life of a woman poet in a highly gendered society and suggests that women have been part of intellectual history long before the modern period.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
Release date:	November 2017
Authors:	Didem Havlioglu
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-3537-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	0-8156-3537-0
Barcode:	9780815635376

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