Şeyh Galip

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The mausoleum of Sheikh Galip in Galata

Şeyh Galip , also Sheikh Galib , actually Mehmed Es'ad (* 1757 in Istanbul , † 3. January 1799 ) was an Ottoman poet and Mevlevi - Sheikh .

In 1783 he completed his main work Hüsn ü Aşk ( Beauty and Love ), an allegorical Mesnevi of 2101 verses, and shortly afterwards he joined the Mevlevi Order. In 1791 he became Sheikh of Mevlevihane in Galata . In 1799 he died of tuberculosis .

The Galip Dede Caddesi in Istanbul named after him leads from Tünel Square to the Galata Tower .

literature

  • Seyh Galip, Victoria Rowe Holbrook: Beauty and Love. Modern Language Assn 2005, ISBN 0873529340
  • Walter G. Andrews: Ottoman Lyric Poetry: An Anthology, Expanded Edition. University of Washington Press, 2006, ISBN 0-295-98595-X , page 258ff
  • Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall : History of Ottoman poetry. CA Hartleben, 1838, pages 373-413
personal data
SURNAME Şeyh Galip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sheikh Gâlib; Mehmed Es'ad; Galib
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ottoman poet
DATE OF BIRTH 1757
PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1799