laṭīfa (English spelling)

Japanese: laṭīfa(英語表記)latifa
laṭīfa (English spelling)


[literature]
The Uzbeks have passed down a great deal of folklore, most of which is now recorded. In addition to stories featuring animals and fairies, there are interesting stories based on everyday life, such as laṭīfa (humorous tales) in which the joker and wise man Nasreddin Efendi tells stories with a touch of social satire. Dastan (epic poetry) is also common, and is diverse, ranging from heroic and war stories, miraculous tales, and those inspired by classical literature, to modern works that sing of peasants' resistance against authority.

From Nasreddin Khodja

…He is the protagonist of a humorous and witty tale told mainly in Anatolia, but also among the Turks and in the former Ottoman Empire. In Arabic, Persian and Turkish literature, such tales belong to the genre known as laṭīfa. There are currently more than 550 humorous and witty tales with Nasreddin Khodja as the protagonist. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "laṭīfa" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[文学]
 ウズベク人は多くの民間伝承を伝えており,現在そのほとんどが記録されている。動物や妖精が登場する作品のほか,日常生活に題材を取ったものの中では,冗談屋で知恵者ナスレッディン・エフェンディに,社会風刺のきいた話を語らせるラティーファlaṭīfa(滑稽話)が興味深い。ダースターンdāstān(叙事詩)も一般的で,英雄・戦記物,奇譚,古典文学に範を求めたもの,さらに,権力に抵抗する農民らの姿をうたった近代の作品と多様である。…

【ナスレッディン・ホジャ】より

…アナトリアを中心とし,広くトルコ族の間,さらに,かつてのオスマン帝国の領土内で語り伝えられている滑稽・頓智譚の主人公。このような話は,アラブ,ペルシア,トルコの文学ではラティーファlaṭīfaと呼ばれるジャンルに属する。ナスレッディン・ホジャを主人公とする滑稽・頓智譚は,現在,550話以上にのぼる。…

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