Making Sense of History : : Narrativity and Literariness in the Ottoman Chronicle of Naʿīmā.

"In Making Sense of History: Narrativity and Literariness in the Ottoman Chronicle of Na'ima, Gül Sen offers the first comprehensive analysis of narrativity in the most prominent official Ottoman court chronicle. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines methods from history and l...

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Superior document:The Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.
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Year of Publication:2022
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:The Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage
Physical Description:1 online resource (405 pages)
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Summary:"In Making Sense of History: Narrativity and Literariness in the Ottoman Chronicle of Na'ima, Gül Sen offers the first comprehensive analysis of narrativity in the most prominent official Ottoman court chronicle. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines methods from history and literary studies, Sen focuses on the purpose and function of the chronicle-not just what the text says but why Na'ima wrote it and how he shaped the narrated reality on the textual level. As a case study on the literalization of historical material, Making Sense of History provides insights into the historiographical and literary conventions underpinning Na'ima's chronicle and contributes to our understanding of elite mentalities in the early modern Ottoman world by highlighting the author's use of key concepts such as history and time"--
ISBN:9789004510418
Hierarchical level:Monograph