Abstract
Social Life in Sheykhi’s Khusrew and Shîrîn
Khusrew and Shîrîn story, which is about the love that
Hüsrev-i Perviz, who is the grandson of Nusirevan from
Sassanian sovereign and the son of Hürmüz, had with
Shîrîn, who was mentioned as Armenian Princess or from
Khuzistan, was created on the basis of the historical rumors
and heroical stories about Hüsrev-i Perviz. This
story, which continues to be narrated in oral tradition, was
first discussed as poetical in the Firdevsî’s work named
Şehnâme. For the literal purpose, the story was first discussed
by Senai in the 12th century, and has gained an
eternal character through the work by Genceli Nizamî
written in the type of mathnawî, This story, which has attracted
great interest in Turkish literature as well as
Iranian literature, was written in Anatolia by Sheykhı, one
of the leading poets of the 15th century, for the second time
after Fahrî. Şeyhî wrote this work as a translation to Nizami's
homonym mathnawî, he was accepted as the poet
discussing this issue in the best way in Turkish literature.
Although Sheykhı’s work is a translation, it has gained an
original identity, with the inclusion of the unique style of
the poet, the richness of emotions and ideas, the cultural
resources of the society he lived in, and the elements of his
social life, in addition to some added and removed parts. In
this study, considering that the works in the type of
mathnawî include many elements regarding the period in
which they were written, and the social and cultural structure,
and daily life of the society; the elements of social life
in the mathnawî in question were identified, classified, and
then tried to be evaluated. In this way, it was intended to
reveal the situation of the social life, one of the important
sources of ottoman poetry, in the Sheykhı’s work.
Keywords
Sheykhi, Khusrew and Shîrîn, mathnawî, social life, 15th century.