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OTTOMAN POEMS - Ottoman poems, translated into English verse in the original forms, [...]

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OTTOMAN POEMSOttoman poems, translated into English versein the original forms, with introduction,biographical notes, and other notes by E.J. W.Gibb, M.R.A.S.London, Glasgow 1882, 272 pages23x19x3 cm, 930 grElias John Wilkinson Gibb (1857 - 1901)was a Scottish Orientalist who was born andeducated in Glasgow. After studying Arabicand Persian, he developed an interest inTurkish language and literature, especiallypoetry, and in 1882 he published OttomanPoems Translated into English Verse in theOriginal Forms.Gibb acquired a knowledge of Arabic andPersian languages, and became especiallyinterested in Turkish language and literature.He got married and moved to London in 1899.He made a few visits to Europe, but nevervisited the regions that he studied. He did,however, come to be viewed as a sympatheticand talented orientalist, with an excellentlibrary. Gibb died in London of scarlet fever atthe age of 44, and only the first volume of hismasterpiece appeared before his death.Prix de départ : 1200

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OTTOMAN POEMSOttoman poems, translated into English versein the original forms, with introduction,biographical notes, and other notes by E.J. W.Gibb, M.R.A.S.London, Glasgow 1882, 272 pages23x19x3 cm, 930 grElias John Wilkinson Gibb (1857 - 1901)was a Scottish Orientalist who was born andeducated in Glasgow. After studying Arabicand Persian, he developed an interest inTurkish language and literature, especiallypoetry, and in 1882 he published OttomanPoems Translated into English Verse in theOriginal Forms.Gibb acquired a knowledge of Arabic andPersian languages, and became especiallyinterested in Turkish language and literature.He got married and moved to London in 1899.He made a few visits to Europe, but nevervisited the regions that he studied. He did,however, come to be viewed as a sympatheticand talented orientalist, with an excellentlibrary. Gibb died in London of scarlet fever atthe age of 44, and only the first volume of hismasterpiece appeared before his death.Prix de départ : 1200

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