The Gate of Languages Unlocked, or Is It Not?: Ali Bey/Albertus Bobovius and the Limits of Universality in the Seventeenth Century

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Ali Bey/Albertus Bobovius and the Limits of Universality in the Seventeenth Century

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004731806_007

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This chapter explores the figure of Ali Ufki (or Ali “of the Horizon,” his penname in Turkish), also known as Alberto Bobovio/Albertus Bobovius. Originally from Lviv in what is now Ukraine, Ali was educated first in Italian (possibly by Jesuits), and then, after being captured and enslaved, in Ottoman Turkish at the Sultan’s palace, where he eventually converted to Islam and served as a court musician. Ali is a rare figure in the history of Ottoman translation, in that he engaged extensively both in the translation of Ottoman sources for European audiences, and European sources for Ottoman readers. Against this background, Part I of this essay describes the complexity of his life story. Part II presents his oeuvre, paying particular attention to his Turkish translation of the Janua linguarum reserata sive seminarium linguarum et scientiarum omnium (“The Gate of Languages Unlocked, or the Seedbed of All the Languages and Sciences”) by John Amos Comenius (1592–1670). Finally, Part III considers the strains of Islamic thought current in contemporary Ottoman Istanbul that may have motivated his work.

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ISBN:: 9789004731806

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印刷出版日期:: 10 Feb 2026

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Chapter 5 The Gate of Languages Unlocked, or Is It Not?

Ali Bey/Albertus Bobovius and the Limits of Universality in the Seventeenth Century

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