Abstract
Abstract
This study aims to discuss the author’s representation in the illustrated
biographical writings (tazkiras) of the Islamic literature both in Persian
and Ottoman works. Tazkiras serve to establish origins and display a celebrated
person’s type through his or her life, actions and sayings. The word
tazkira comes from the root “zikr” which means “to remember” or “to
recollect”; therefore tazkira works are also memorial writings (reminders).
Despite the large amount of the tazkiras written in Arab, Iran and Ottoman
lands and cultures, only a small group of them have been illustrated so as
to visualize the texts. A rare group of tazkiras have the representation of
the author as well as the other personage. The depiction of the author accompanying
the text in biographical writings is an element that served the
same aim: to carry the information and the visual image of the author into
the future. In this paper, the author portraits from the Persian and Ottoman
illustrated tazkiras are discussed according to text-image relationship and
general scheme of composition.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Research Articles |
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| Publication Date | December 2, 2014 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2014 Issue: 23 |