- Tevfik Fikret
Tevfik Fikret (
December 26 ,1867 –August 19 ,1915 ) (توفیق فکرت) was the pseudonym of Turkish poet Mehmed Tevfik.Biography
Tevfik Fikret was born in
Istanbul ,Ottoman Empire , in 1867. He was educated at the prestigiousGalatasaray Lisesi , where he later became principal. His sister suffered a tragic early death. His works were deeply influenced by the French Symbolists, many of whose works he translated into Turkish. Possessor of a bold, innovative style, his use of frequently arcane words contributed to the difficulty of his work.Along with many of his avant-garde contemporaries, he contributed to the literary magazine Servet-i-Fünun ("the Wealth of Knowledge") until it was censored by the Ottoman government in 1901. Fikret's volumes of verse include "Rubab-i-Sikeste" ("The Broken Lute") from 1900 and "Haluk-un-Defteri" ("Haluk's Notebook") from 1911.
Bibliography
* "Rubab-ı Şikeste" (1900)
* "Tarih-i Kadim" (1905)
* "Haluk'un Defteri" (1911)
* "Rubabın Cevabı" (1911)
* "Şermin" (1914)
* "Son Şiirler" (1952)ee also
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List of contemporary Turkish poets References
* Kuiper, Kathleen. "Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature". Merriam-Webster, 1995.
* Biyografi.info - [http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/tevfik-fikret "Biography of Tevfik Fikret"] tr iconExternal links
* [http://www.antoloji.com/siir/sair/sair.asp?sair=132&goster=siirler Tevfik Fikret - "On his life and poetry"]
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