Abstract
REVİEWS ON THE PUBLICATION OF VAHİDİ’S WORK CALLED TAJARİB AL-INSAN
There are seven accessible works of Vahidi, a 16th century poet and prose writer. Many of his works have previously been introduced to the scientific world through articles and books. The critical edition of his work titled Tajarib al-İnsan, which contains the moral advice of nearly forty scholars and is written in a mixed verse-prose format, was published by Ahmet Alkan in January 2025. This publication consists of the following sections: “Vahidi’s Life and Works”, which includes information about Vahidi’s identity and a list of his works, following the “Introduction” section; “Analysis of Tajarib al-İnsan”, which includes the analysis of the content and form of the work and the advice-books based on its four issues; and “Tajarib al-İnsan”, which includes the critical publication of the text, three copies of which have been obtained. The publication has been made functional with the “Explanations” and “Index” sections, which include information on the scholars added to the bibliography.
Our study includes the identification of two copies not included in this publication, the transfer of additional information about the source from which Tajarib al-İnsan was translated, and our suggestions for the author’s reading preferences in the translated text. The author’s reading preferences and our suggestions have been summarized in a chart, supplemented with the necessary ezplanations, to facilitate reader benefit. These findings and evaluations will enable us to refine potential future editions of the publication.
Keywords
Vahidi, verse-prose, advice, 16th century, text criticism