The Turkish Muse: Views and Reviews, 1960s-1990s, collects Talat S. Halman’s book reviews written in English and, read chronologically, provides a unique perspective on the development of Turkish lite
American classicist Jayne L. Warner has collected 23 of Halman's (Turkish literature, Balkent U., Ankara) articles published in literary journals and conference proceedings mostly from the 1970s to th
In this second volume in a two-volume set, Halman (Turkish literature, Bilkent U., Ankara, Turkey) and Warner (Institute for Aegean prehistory) bring together eight modern Turkish plays in English tra
The earliest Turkish verses, dating from the sixth century A.D., were love lyrics. Since then, love has dominated the Turks' poetic modes and moodspre-Islamic, Ottoman classical, folk, modern. In styl
This anthology features a wide variety of poems about social justice, love, evocations of history, humanitarian concerns, and other themes. It contains stirring examples of the revolutionary romantici
Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwriting hasbeen notable for its verve and versatility. This two-volume anthology isthe first major collection of plays in English of modern Turki
Popular Turkish Love Lyrics and Folk Legends is the first illustrated anthologyof Turkish folk poetry and legends published in the United States. Talat Halman’seloquent, fluid telling of these engagin
Sait Faik may well be named "the Turkish Chekhov." In Turkey, critics and readers regard him as their finest short story writer. Since his death in 1954 at the age of forty-eight, his stature has grow
