Abstract:

In classical Turkish poetry, fahriyye means boasting and arrogance. Poets usually praises himself in odes, ghazals and sometimes other verse forms. In this part of his poems, he expresses his difference and especially his superiority from other poets by talking about his virtues. At the same time, he complains about fate and its cycle and emphasizes that he is not valued enough. Tefâhür, on the other hand, has the same word origin as the word fahriyye and means to boast. Poets generally praised their poems and poetry in an artistic manner in the pseudonym couplets of their poems. Fehîm -i Kadîm, one of the 17th century Classical Turkish poets, also praised his own poetic genius at almost every opportunity and in every verse form in his Dîvân. Fehîm-i Kadîm, one of the important representatives of Sebk-i Hindî, demonstrated his originality by praising his superior nature and talent in writing poetry not only in his pseudonym couplets, but also in one or a few couplets or a whole ghazal. In these self-praise couplets, the poet not only praised himself, but also revealed his poetics, which constitute the cornerstones of his poetry. In these couplets, Fehîm-i Kadîm makes literary criticisms by comparing himself with other poets and draws attention to how a poem should be. The factors and criteria of praise that the poet finds praiseworthy in his own poems give some clues not only about Fehîm, but also about the understanding of art of his period. In this article, the poetic couplets in the poems in Fehîm-i Kadîm Dîvân have been examined especially in order to reveal the poet's poetics. Firstly, the identified couplets were examined with the help of Classical text commentary and the universe of meaning that the poet intended was emphasized. The analysis part, which constitutes the basis of the study, is organized under the following headings: Self-praise on the Superiority of Temperament. Self-praise in the Fahriyyes of Odes, Self-praise in the Pseudo-Couplets of Ghazals, Self-praise in the Rubâî's, and Self-praise in the Terkîb-i Bends. Thus, what Fehîm-i Kadîm expected from an ideal poet and poetry and the poetic value of the selected examples were determined.