Characteristics that connect the work of “Dastani-Ahmed Harami” to folk literature
Harami of the XIII century is considered the first example of Azerbaijani-language poetry.It is very valuable as well as the first example of masnavi.The author of this masnavi is unknown, the work written in a simple language belonging to folk literature is in eruz vezn.However, when reading Masnavi, we can hear the features of the syllable, because the national artistic and poetic features inherent in Azerbaijani poetry have been preserved.This further increased the attachment of the work to folk literature, and we know that the happy ending of the epic is one of the qualities inherent in folk art.From the history of literature, we know that this work was first discovered in 1928 by the Turkish scientist named Talat check.It was printed in Istanbul in 1933 and 1946.The facts mentioned by us show that the hard work of the Turkish scientist in the creation of the Dastani Ahmad Harami is undeniable.So, before publishing it, the researcher wrote a fifteen-page preface, the final word about the work, as well as compiled an explanatory dictionary of about a thousand words and phrases.The form of writing, language, style, heroes, the mentioned musical instruments, dishes, fruits and sweets, wedding customs show the richness of the work with examples of folk literature, as well as belonging to the Turkic peoples, especially the Azerbaijani people.According to another appendix of Talat Onay, the writing of the epic dates back to the end of VII century A.D., and this dates back to the end of XIII and beginning of XIV century in Gregorian calendar.This opinion is confirmed by the studies of Azerbaijani scientists.This opinion is confirmed by the studies of Azerbaijani scientists.The studies of Hamid Arasli and Samat Alizadeh also show that the work is an important source for Azerbaijani poetry and folk literature of the XIII century.The proverbs and sayings, aphorisms and parables used mean that folk literature is used in the work and these examples give the work a special meaning.Therefore, Dastani-Ahmad Harami has a certain perfection and wisdom.In the article we talked more widely that Dastani-Ahmad Harami contains the features of our literary language before Gazi Burhanaddin and Imadaddin Nasimi.The work is more in harmony with the language of the epos Kitabi-Dede Gorgud , as well as the poem Qisseyi-Yusif by Ali.The way of saying words, a number of aphorisms and phrases can serve as a vivid example of our idea.There are no words and expressions that are difficult to understand in this work, written in a simple and clear language.Of course, the ideas mentioned by us are for the period of the work itself, all words and phrases in the work were used in their native
Authors
- Sevinj Alieva
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dede Gorgud
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59849/2309-7949.2025.1.82
- Primary Topic
- Turkish Literature and Culture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00