Academic literature on the topic 'Leylā and Mecnūn'

<strong>When and Why Did Fużūlī Write Leylā and Mecnūn?</strong> <strong>Abstract</strong>:&nbsp;Fużūlī (d. 1555-56) is not only one of the most prominent names in classical Turkish literature but also in the literature of the entire Turkish-speaking world. When the name Fużūlī is mentioned, two works immediately come to mind: the Turkish Dīvān and the mes̱nevī Leylā and Mecnūn. In this respect, every detail about Fużūlī and his works, especially these two works, is important. During our work to translate Leylā and Mecnūn into contemporary Turkish, we found that there are very different findings, evaluations, comments and claims in the studies conducted by literary historians, researchers, and academics so far about when and why he wrote his work. In this study, the two main issues in question are addressed under two main headings as problems, and what has been said throughout the historical process, from poet biographies to contemporary researchers, is determined, and finally, our personal evaluations about these issues are included. When we investigated the manuscripts of the work in detail related to the subject, we found two of the oldest manuscripts, one of which was written while Fużūlī was still alive, which were not used in any previous Leylā and Mecnūn publications, making this an unexpected outcome of our study. Another unexpected but negative outcome was the observation that especially recent academics, without feeling the need to research and go back to the primary sources, included certain information in their works, causing the rapid spread of incorrect, incomplete, or insufficiently supported information. It is thought-provoking that, because of these frivolous oversights, claims without scientific basis or foundation have become an academic reality and have found their way into literary histories, encyclopedia entries, and textbooks. <strong>&Ouml;zet</strong>: Fuz&ucirc;l&icirc; (&ouml;. 1555-56), sadece klasik T&uuml;rk edebiyatının değil, b&uuml;t&uuml;n T&uuml;rk D&uuml;nyası edebiyatının en &ouml;nde gelen isimlerinden biridir. Fuz&ucirc;l&icirc; adı ge&ccedil;ince de iki eser &ouml;nce &ccedil;ıkar: T&uuml;rk&ccedil;e D&icirc;v&acirc;n ve Leyl&acirc; v&uuml; Mecn&ucirc;n mesnev&icirc;si. Bu bakımdan gerek Fuz&ucirc;l&icirc;&rsquo;ye gerekse eserlerine ama &ouml;zellikle de bu iki esere dair her ayrıntı &ouml;nemlidir. Leyl&acirc; v&uuml; Mecn&ucirc;n&rsquo;u g&uuml;n&uuml;m&uuml;z T&uuml;rk&ccedil;esine &ccedil;evirme &ccedil;alışmamız esnasında eserini ne zaman ve ni&ccedil;in yazdığı konusunda edebiyat tarih&ccedil;ilerinin, araştırmacıların ve akademisyenlerin bug&uuml;ne değin yaptıkları &ccedil;alışmalarda &ccedil;ok farklı tespit, değerlendirme, yorum ve iddiaların bulunduğunu tespit ettik. Bu &ccedil;alışmada bahse konu iki ana mesele birer problem olarak iki ana başlık altında ele alınmış ve tarih&icirc; seyir i&ccedil;inde şair tezkirelerinden &ccedil;ağdaş araştırmacılara kadar neler s&ouml;ylendiği tespit edilmiş, nihayet bu meselelerle ilgili şahsi değerlendirmelerimize yer verilmiştir. Konu gereği eserin yazma n&uuml;shalarını etraflıca araştırınca bug&uuml;ne kadar yapılan Leyl&acirc; v&uuml; Mecn&ucirc;n yayınlarında kullanılmayan biri Fuz&ucirc;l&icirc; hayatta iken yazılmış olan en eski iki yazma n&uuml;shayı tespit etmiş olmamız, &ccedil;alışmamızın beklenmeyen bir &ccedil;ıktısı olmuştur. Beklenmeyen ancak olumsuz bir &ccedil;ıktı da &ouml;zellikle son d&ouml;nem akademisyenlerinin araştırma ve kaynak eserlere inme gereği duymaksızın aktarma kimi bilgileri eserlerine d&acirc;hil ederek yanlış, eksik veya yeterli dayanaktan yoksun malumatın hızla yayılmasına sebep olduklarının g&ouml;zlenmesidir. Bu ciddiyetten uzak ihmaller y&uuml;z&uuml;nden bilimsel zemini ve dayanağı olmayan iddiaların akademik ger&ccedil;ekliğe d&ouml;n&uuml;ş&uuml;p edebiyat tarihlerine, ansiklopedi maddelerine, ders kitaplarına kadar girmiş olması d&uuml;ş&uuml;nd&uuml;r&uuml;c&uuml;d&uuml;r.

The Turkish world's opera history gave its first example in 1908 with the opera "Leyli and Majnun" by Azerbaijani composer Üzeyir Hacıbeyli. According to many sources, "Leyli and Majnun" is described as the first opera of the Turkish world and the Islamic world, and the east. The most important feature of this opera is the masterful synthesis of classical western music and folk music. The opera, which was composed for the first time in this way, influenced the east with its staging and ensured that the art of opera was adopted by the public. The great composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli was born in the city of Shusha in Azerbaijan, which was developed in the field of literature and music and called the "natural conservatory." He developed his existing talent here and built it on solid foundations. He was interested in music and literature, wrote many books, articles, and was a writer for newspapers. The subject of the opera Leyli and Majnun is taken from Fuzuli's "Leyli and Majnun" poetry of the same name. At the age of 13, the composer decided to write this opera, influenced by the theater show "At the tomb of Majnun Leyli'' which he watched in Shusha, his home city. He started working on opera in 1907 when he was only 22 years old. By bringing a different perspective to opera, he used the tonal structure of western music with 'mugham,' also known as Azerbaijani folk music. This type of opera is also called "Mugam Opera.'' The opera, which was composed and performed despite the conditions of the period, preserved its originality by combining two cultures and was performed many times in other countries. Operas from the Turkish world are rarely staged in our country, and there is a need for such an article because the opera "Leyli and Majnun" has not been staged much in Turkey and there are very few theses, articles, and books about it. In this study; Different titles have been created such as the history of Azerbaijan opera, the life of Uzeyir Hajibeyli, the composer's process of creating the opera, and the content of the opera Leyli and Majnun. Keywords: Leyli and Majnun, Uzeyir Hajibeyli, Turkish World, Opera