The Gentle, Folksy Love Poems of Valihiyi Belgradi, An Ottoman Poet Of The 16th Century

166 pp, pb, in English. 

I. Introduction. 1. Jan Schmidt’s paper “An Edition of the Dīvān of Vālihī”. a. The text. b. The poet. c. The edition and Ottoman literary history. 2. The dīvān’s linguistic, stylistic, and thematic characteristics. a. Simplicity of diction and familiarity of tone. b. Thematic aspects. c. Archaisms, irregularities, and originality. 3. Vālihī’s identity. II. Bibliography. III. The edition of the dīvān. IV. Indices. 1. Index of personal and geographical names. 2. Index of idiomatic expressions and proverbs.