"If this hunting ground, this war zone we call the Mediterranean, had a certain allure, it was its shape; its place on the map was what endowed it with mystery. The sea that Coleridge'sAncient Mariner might associate with God, crime, punishment, death, and the dream of immortality was for the Ottomans a sea to be conquered. Their concern was not with the legendary beasts and mysterious animals that might be lurking beneath the surface, but rather with the strange, worrisome sea creatures they saw with their own eyes. When looking at them, a person wanted to laugh and make up stories, as did Evliya Celebi. (...)"
Pamuk em "A Guide to Being Mediterranean" em Other Colors.
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pergunta do mais inocente: quem conhece Evliya Celebi?
the unread masterpiece of Evliya Celebi.
Monday, April 15, 2013
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