A Literature on Husrev u Shirin and Husn u Asq
“Husrav u Shirin” and “ Husn u Ashk” are two seperate pieces of works written in the form of “masnavi” poetry, belonging to the Old Turkish Literature. These works can be said to have a distinguished importance in displaying the characteristic of “masnavi” poetry in our literature. “Husrav u Shirin”, which takes its subject from the Nizami's same titled work as it was written by a great deal of poet at different times. This masnavi sometimes was written poetically under the title of “Ferhad u Shirin” or “Farhadname” just because of its character, Farhad being so significant. “Husrav u Shirin”s follow the examples of Persian when their subjects and the constitutions of their plots are taken into consideration; however, they were able to gain on originality with their style of wording. On the other hand, Husn u Ashk that puts on end to the Turkish “masnavi”s in to imitate Nizami with both its subject and its style has a unique characteristic. For their very own characteristics, this “masnavi” s has been the subject of many researches. In this article, after the “masnavi”s are introduced briefly, one bibliography of the Works done on them are tried to be given.
AHMET DOĞAN
