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Political Zoology around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s “Hieroglyphic History”

Number: 1 October 28, 2021
  • Konrad Petrovszky
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Political Zoology around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s “Hieroglyphic History”

Abstract

Dimitrie Cantemir’s allegorical novel Hieroglyphic History stands as one of the rare examples of non-Turkish literature within the Ottoman Empire that aligns with a modern concept of literature. Composed in the early 18th century, this baroque roman à clef occupies an exceptional position in a secular literary environment dominated by chronicles and translations. Cantemir’s brief ascent to political power, followed by his defection to Tsar Peter the Great, contributed to the marginalization of this work. While his later writings, such as Descriptio Moldaviae and his History of the Ottoman Empire, were widely recognized across Europe, the Hieroglyphic History remains largely overlooked by international scholarship. As a unique document of literary political culture under Ottoman rule, this work still awaits broader rediscovery and analysis.

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References

  1. Dimitrie Cantemir, Istoria ieroglifică [Hieroglyphical History]. 2 Vols., ed. by Petre P. Panaitescu and Ion Verdeș (Bucharest: Editura pentru literatură, 1965).
  2. Dimitrie Cantemir, Istoria ieroglifică. Opere complete IV [Hieroglyphical History. Complete Works IV], ed. Vasile Cândea (Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii socialiste România, 1973).
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  7. Dragoș Moldovanu, Dimitrie Cantemir între umanism şi baroc. Tipologia stilului can-temirian din perspectiva figurii dominante [Dimitrie Cantemir between Humanism and Baroque. The Typology of Cantemir’s Style form the Perspective of Its Dominant Figure] (Iași: Editura Universităţii “Alexandru Ioan Cuza,” 2002).
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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Literary Theory, Comparative and Transnational Literature, Literary Studies (Other)

Journal Section

Note

Authors

Konrad Petrovszky This is me
0000-0001-7334-7804
Austria

Publication Date

October 28, 2021

Submission Date

August 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

September 15, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 1

APA
Petrovszky, K. (2021). Political Zoology around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s “Hieroglyphic History”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 1, 177-182. https://izlik.org/JA97CC89SF
AMA
1.Petrovszky K. Political Zoology around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s “Hieroglyphic History.” Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2021;(1):177-182. https://izlik.org/JA97CC89SF
Chicago
Petrovszky, Konrad. 2021. “Political Zoology Around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s ‘Hieroglyphic History’”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 1: 177-82. https://izlik.org/JA97CC89SF.
EndNote
Petrovszky K (October 1, 2021) Political Zoology around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s “Hieroglyphic History”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi 1 177–182.
IEEE
[1]K. Petrovszky, “Political Zoology around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s ‘Hieroglyphic History’”, Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 1, pp. 177–182, Oct. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA97CC89SF
ISNAD
Petrovszky, Konrad. “Political Zoology Around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s ‘Hieroglyphic History’”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 1 (October 1, 2021): 177-182. https://izlik.org/JA97CC89SF.
JAMA
1.Petrovszky K. Political Zoology around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s “Hieroglyphic History”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2021;:177–182.
MLA
Petrovszky, Konrad. “Political Zoology Around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s ‘Hieroglyphic History’”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 1, Oct. 2021, pp. 177-82, https://izlik.org/JA97CC89SF.
Vancouver
1.Konrad Petrovszky. Political Zoology around 1700: Dimitrie Cantemir’s “Hieroglyphic History”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi [Internet]. 2021 Oct. 1;(1):177-82. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA97CC89SF

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