THE LETTERS SPEAK: ABOUT THE OTTOMAN EPISTOLARY ART ILM-YU INSHA Cover Image

ПИСМАТА ГОВОРЯТ: ЗА ОСМАНСКОТО ЕПИСТОЛАРНО ИЗКУСТВО ИЛМ-Ю ИНША
THE LETTERS SPEAK: ABOUT THE OTTOMAN EPISTOLARY ART ILM-YU INSHA

Author(s): Miyryam Salim
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: Ottoman culture; epistolary art; insha; scribe

Summary/Abstract: The correspondence in writing and written speech is epistolary communication. Among different peoples, epistolary communication has its specificities, which refer to the language, the speech etiquette depending on the nature of the correspondence, the content and layout of the text, the famous representatives of the art of writing, etc. The present research aims to present the specifics and development of the Ottoman epistolary art ilm-yu insha and to discuss some important characteristics of the communicative genre.