Social life elements in divan of the Lebib-i Amidî

ABSTRACT It can be said that the Ottoman Empire, which existed for a long time and in a wide geography, was the bearer of a wide culture. During the irresistible movement of time, many changes and developments occurred in the Ottoman Empire. Undoubtedly, one of these areas of change and development is literature. Ottoman literature continued its existence by being inspired by social events and human life. As a matter of fact, poets have greatly benefited from the concepts and terms used in social life to explain their own feelings and thoughts. These concepts and terms used by poets, both figuratively and literally, added artistic value to Ottoman literature. One of the poets who added artistic value to Ottoman literary literature is undoubtedly Lebîb-i Âmidî. Social life is one of the factors that are effective in the emergence of literature. Literature, on the other hand, can provide the expression of social life. Ottoman literary texts also deal with the elements of Ottoman social life. Lebîb Divan is one of the texts that exemplifies this. For this reason, in this thesis titled Social Life Elements in Lebîb-i Âmidî Dîvânı, we tried to identify the elements related to social events and social life in the Dîvân of Diyarbakırlı Lebîb Efendi, one of the 18th century poets, which is the most important work we have. Attention is drawn to the reflections of the social life elements used in the Divan in Ottoman literature, based on their use in daily life. Lebîb's Divan, which has been examined, also includes information about the social events that took place in the city of Diyarbakır and the Ottoman Empire of the period. In this study, the information obtained as a result of the examinations about how Lebîb Efendi reflected the social life of the period she lived in in her Dîvân was classified. Key Words: Ottoman Literature, 18th century, Lebîb-i Âmidî, Lebîb Dîvân, Elements of Social Life