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Leyla û Mecnûn
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Nizami Ganjavi (1140–1208) was born and died in Ganja. Ganja was the capital of the Kurdish state of the Shaddadids. In Layla and Majnun, Nizami refers to his mother as a Kurd. As a scholar of Islamic and Greek philosophy, as well as Iranian mysticism, his name and works transcended the borders of Iran and the Middle East and entered world literature. In Persian literature, no one before or after him reached a comparable level in the art of storytelling.
Nizami's art of storytelling profoundly influenced the literatures of the Middle East. Numerous authors in Persian, Turkish, and Kurdish attempted to follow his example. Especially Khosrow and Shirin and Layla and Majnun gained great renown, were translated into numerous languages, and adapted for film and theater. Kurdish poets in Kurmanji and Gorani also translated or adapted these works.
Perwiz Cîhanî had already translated Nizami's Khosrow and Shirin and now presents Layla and Majnun. His translation is creative and artfully crafted: he does not merely transfer the words but clothes the essence of the story in a Kurdish garment. The translation is written in syllabic verse and comprises 5636 couplets.
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Nizami Ganjavi (1140–1208) was born and died in Ganja. Ganja was the capital of the Kurdish state of the Shaddadids. In Layla and Majnun, Nizami refers to his mother as a Kurd. As a scholar of Islamic and Greek philosophy, as well as Iranian mysticism, his name and works transcended the borders of Iran and the Middle East and entered world literature. In Persian literature, no one before or after him reached a comparable level in the art of storytelling.
Nizami's art of storytelling profoundly influenced the literatures of the Middle East. Numerous authors in Persian, Turkish, and Kurdish attempted to follow his example. Especially Khosrow and Shirin and Layla and Majnun gained great renown, were translated into numerous languages, and adapted for film and theater. Kurdish poets in Kurmanji and Gorani also translated or adapted these works.
Perwiz Cîhanî had already translated Nizami's Khosrow and Shirin and now presents Layla and Majnun. His translation is creative and artfully crafted: he does not merely transfer the words but clothes the essence of the story in a Kurdish garment. The translation is written in syllabic verse and comprises 5636 couplets.