The character of prince in mem u zin

Abstract

The goal of this research paper is to show the artistical path that Ahmade Xane chose for his work “Mem u Zin”. He reveals the ignorance of those princes who were governing back then based on literary examples and according to two ways. On the one hand there are news and on the other hand he presents revelations. According to critics, five ways come off the two previously mentioned main ways to introduce the people who appear in his work literary. In this work he specifically deals with the figure of one prince. To keep himself away from negative speculations on the part of Kurdish princes and Ottoman sultans, the writer uses an artistical technique that is hard to understand for normal people but is clear for people of his kind. This technique might be the reason why some readers were of the opinion that the work “Mem u Zin” would present a positive picture of princes, especially of those of “Gazerat Botan” (Botanical Islands). However, this is not the truth. In his work one can see that the prince is not a popular person with Ahmade Xane. This research paper begins with a theoretical introduction of personalities followed by two chapters.