Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Celebis book of travels presents a different set of challenges than the some of the other nonwestern works that weve looked at thus far. Travelogue, ethnography, architectural and musical guide, dream diary and action drama, intimate portrait of the ottoman porte, foreign phrasebook and economic catalogue, diplomatic history, it features battles. Eland books open out our understanding of other cultures, interpret the unknown, reveal different environments as well as celebrating the humour and occasional horrors of travel. Evliya celebi, in his work seyahatna me book of travels, draws the readers attention to certain narratives by repeated recourse to specific narrative genres. My late uncle, asaf halet celebi, was an important poet of the first half of the twentieth century.
Turkish philology and evliya celebis book of travels. Narrative of travels in europe, asia, and africa in the. Land and people of the ottoman empire in the seventeenth century. This route is a practical addition to these celebrations it enables modern travellers to directly experience evliyas life, times and travels. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi, by dankoff, 2nd edition isbn 9781906011581 ship for free. The book of travels by evliya celebi, does anyone have any. The book of travels by evliya celebi is not just a fascinating travel book. An evliya celebi bibliography robert dankoff and semih tezcan introduction evliya celebi 1611 c. Both his parents were attached to the ottoman court, his father, dervis mehmed zilli, as a jeweller, and his mother as an abkhazian relation of the grand vizier melek ahmed pasha. The name celebi is an honorific title meaning gentleman or man of god. Evliya celebi was an ottoman turk which is one of the worlds greatest. This brand new translation brings evliya sparklingly back to life. This work is also referred to as the tarihi seyyah chronicle of a traveler. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi, selections and commentary by robert dankoff and sooyong kim.
This volume includes a critical edition and annotated translation of evliya celebis descriptions of albania and adjacent regions, extracted from his seyahatname or book of travels. In the 17th century an ottoman traveller evliya celebi was inspired by a dream to embark on a journey across the ottoman empire. His extensive travels throughout turkey and neighbouring countries are now published in ten journals. The book of travels seyahatname of evliya celebi occupies a unique place in. Feb 26, 2020 evliya celebi, also called dervis mehmed zilli, born march 1611, constantinople now istanbul, turkeydied c.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Robert dankoff is the author of an ottoman traveller 4. The book of travels by evliya celebi, does anyone have any helpful. By muhammad ridhwan bin awal uddin background evliya celebi was born on 25 march 1611, equivalent to 10 muharram at unkapani, istanbul. Evliya celebi left behind a magnificent work of ten volumes called the seyahatname book of travels, a marvelous contribution to the world cultural heritage. His work covers the historic events of the 17th century ottoman empire with vivid flashes into the life of the period and is an invaluable source of historical and geographic knowledge. The book of travels by evliya celebi is not just a fascinating travel book, it is a key source for understanding the ottoman empire in the seventeenth century, despite the fact that the author had a reputation for occasionally confusing fact with fiction. Aus dem dritten band des seyahatname evliya celebi s book of travels. It is also a vast panorama of the ottoman world in the midseventeenth century. This first volume is a full inventory of the citys mosques, neighborhoods and history, starting with its apocryphal founding by the old testament prophet solomon, passing through its capture by mehmet the conqueror in 1453 at which evliyas greatgrandfather was the sultans. A performative analysis of the aleppan tall tales in evliya celebis book of travels.
Tezcan 2011d was born in istanbul, travelled the length and breadth of the ottoman empire as. This is a beautiful website that accompanies the art exhibit inspired by evliya celebis 400th birthday, and his crown jewel. With that great ottoman turkish traveller evliya celebi as guide, sarnas walks through the city read like an oldworld travelogue. This superb selection from the seyahatname introduces evliya celebi, who witnessed history, recorded ethnological facts scrupulously, and allowed his mind to range freely into the realism of the fabulous providing us with an insiders depiction of the ottoman worldview.
Review of the book edited in 2010 by robert dankoff and sooyong kim for eland, london. According to evliya celebi, the name mostar means bridge. Along the way he wrote the seyahatname book of travels. Evliya celebi was an enlightened man in a variety of ways who believed in equality, freedom of thought and intellectual debate, and found all of these things present in islamic societies. Exhibition the book of travels the book of travels. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Theres a gorgeous online exhibition about him here. His ambition to get a survey of the entire ottoman world is particularly visible in the ninth volume of his seyahatname, where he visits a number of aegean islands far away from the pilgrimage routehis masterpiece. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Evilya celebi book of travel s is the worlds first real virtual exhibition, and it happened above a public library in east london. I call myself otherchelebi in preparation of the publication of my travels, to continue the tradition. Evliya celebi turkish traveler and writer britannica. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi 9781906011444 by robert dankoff and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
He is at his best when he takes detours, to tell, for example. His collection of notes from all of his travels formed a tenvolume work called the seyahatname book of travels. His work is unique in its scope, in its richness and the numerous possibilities to. We use cookies to make interactions with our website easy and meaningful, to better understand the use of our services, and to tailor advertising. It is not the exact copy of the original one in the topkap. Jun 16, 20 ahead of the 20 miles franklin award, we revisit the shortlisted novels. Son of the chief court jeweler, he was educated in a madrasah islamic college and a qur. In evliya celebi travels was his masterwork, the seyahatname 18981939. The first to be named in the second list is ozbek bey, emir of the hajj for egypt in the 1670s, with whom evliya had struck up a friendship during the pilgrimage journey. Without that, the name evliya celebi would mean nothing to anyone. Istanbul whenever i set out to tour turkey with my wife, i understand exactly what diana, princess of wales, meant when she complained about there being three of us in her marriage. Melek ahmed pasha 15881662 as portrayed by evliya celebis book of travels. Over the course of his travels he wrote ten volumes detailing his adventures.
A few pages are enough to accustom one to his unusual and flowing style. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Evliya celebis book of travels in the topkapi palace. Starting evliya celebis book of travels 2011 is the 400th birthday of evliya celebis birth. Evliya celebi was considered something of a wellkept secret amongst. Dervis mehmed zilli, known as evliya celebi, was an ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the ottoman empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years, recording his commentary in a travelogue called the seyahatname. The unread masterpiece of evliya celebi saudi aramco world. Pierre mackay may be right in speculating that the autograph manuscript of the book of travels. Analysis of evliya celebis book of travels in terms of. Dankoff is an excellent expert of evliya celebi, who was an influential travel writer from the 17th century. Eland books keeping the best of travel writing alive. The language is turkish, the alphabet used is arabic based ottoman alphabet, not the current latin based turkish alphabet.
The 17th century ottoman traveler evliya celebi was born in constantinople, the capital of the vast empire that stretched from persia and arabia to north africa and southeast europe. Get an answer for the book of travels by evliya celebi, does anyone have any helpful insights on this book. To date, only parts of it have been translated into english, by robert dankoff and sooyong kim, from whose book the quotations in. He gives an extensive summary of the history of jerusalem and the aqsa. Evliya celebi one of the worlds greatest travellers. Evliya celebi, show the way outlook india magazine. Evliya celebi has 58 books on goodreads with 1220 ratings. Eland specializes in keeping the classics of travel literature in print. It is brought to you by the noted ottoman historian and author of osmans dream, caroline finkel, and the originator of the lycian way, kate clow. On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his birth in 2011 he was celebrated in a number of events organized by unesco, both in turkey and throughout the world.
It contains vital information about the author, the work, and some really great maps and pictures. Land and people of the ottoman empire in the seventeenth century german edition. Evliya celebi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In his book of travels seyahatname, the old armenian place name bayberd or baberd which through dialectal and foreign lexical influences has undergone sound. Evliya began his travels in book 1 in his very own city, which he lovingly called islambol islamplenty, walking its gated outer perimeter from sea wall to sea wall and counting each of his 30,000 paces.
Aug 19, 2014 1971 evliya celebi seyahatnamesinden secmeler i 146 1. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Evliya celebis book of travels virtual tour of celibi exhibit. Evliya celebi was born in istanbul in 1611 and died at cairo around 1684. Analysis of evliya celebis book of travels in terms of the. Henry glassie, professor emeritus of turkish studies at indiana university. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He evliya celebi book of travels an extensive summary of the history of jerusalem and the aqsa mosque and the dome of the rock. Evliya celebi was the 17th centurys most diligent, adventurous, and honest recorder, whose puckish wit and humor are laced throughout his tenvolume masterpiece. Melek ahmed pasha 15881662 as portrayed by evliya celebi s book of travels. Seyahatname book of travels which consists of 10volume book seriesseyahatname is a valuable source for many aspects of ottoman.
Evliya celebi, an ottoman learned person with good connections in the sultans court, was an exceptional figure who devoted forty years to travelling within the vast boundaries of the ottoman empire, and left a tenvolume book on his travels seyahatnamesi. And with the relevant texts about europe, we simply do not come across any supernatural, fantastic, or untrue stories. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi 2nd ed. Evliya celebis seyahatname is one of historys greatest travelogues. Ahead of the 20 miles franklin award, we revisit the shortlisted novels. Evliya invariably refers to istanbul as islambol, meaning islamplenty.
This superb selection from the seyahatname introduces evliya celebi, who witnessed history, recorded ethnological facts scrupulously, and allowed his mind to range. Through heredity, many an adventure and experience was passed to your humble servant from his grandfather and father, he writes in an explanation of his. On the other hand, we have let frengistan meaning land of the franks, i. Evliya celebis seyahatname or book of travels is the longest and fullest travel account in islamic literatureperhaps in world literature. As a student at the palace school, he began to write about his. Evliya celebi was the orhan pamuk of the 17th century, the pepy. Selections from the book of travels of evliya celebi dankoff, robert, kim, sooyong, evliya, celebi on.
It is a vast panorama, both an extensive description of the ottoman empire and its hinterlands, and an account of the authors peregrinations over roughly forty years 164080. Cover of seyahatname by evliya celebi, 1895 edition seya. Relevant section of the seyahatname evliya celebis book of travels. It is a source of major importance for our knowledge of the region in the seventeenth century. He travelled far and wide across europe and north africa and wrote extensively about his adventures in seyahatname book of travels. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Dervis mehmed zilli 25 march 1611 1682, known as evliya celebi ottoman turkish. Sep 15, 2011 the book of travels by evliya celebi is not just a fascinating travel book, it is a key source for understanding the ottoman empire in the seventeenth century, despite the fact that the author had a reputation for occasionally confusing fact with fiction. Pdf evliya celebis book of travels seyahatname is not simply a record of the journeys of a. Evliyas written legacy is the seyahatname, or book of travels, comprising 10. Turkish philology and evliya celebis book of travels robert dankoff university of chicago summary the seyahatname or book of travels is the longest and fullest travel account in islamic literature perhaps in world literature. This twovolume english translation of part of a longer travel narrative by the ottoman aristocrat evliya celebi 1611c. This book is all about evliyas travels through the empire, from the arab middle east to. Evliya celebi was considered something of a wellkept secret amongst historians until now, but with this new translation that may be set to change.
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