Life and Mentality of Ottoman Literary Writers:The Historical Sutudies about Ottoman Social Elites

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26883006
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Miyashita Ryo 大阪大学, 言語文化研究科(研究院), 講師 (00736069)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: トルコ文学 / トルコ史 / 東洋史 / 地中海通文化研究 / 都市史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study I researched the social life and mentality of Ottoman poets in the early modern Empire. Firstly it can be pointed out that their social life was heavily relied on the Court Society which was almost only power who can give poets wealth and opportunity of social success. Secondly it’s elucidated that their mentality were significantly different from the ordinary people consisting of craftsmen and merchants of the city, because Ottoman poets have a peculiar sense which is called magnanimity. In conclusion Ottoman poets can be regarded as Cultural Elites who had an ability of composing poetry and also pointed out about the social function of poetry writing skills in the Ottoman informal sector.

Free Research Field

トルコ文学史、トルコ文化史