This course is devoted to the exploration of the life and thought of Ehmedê Xanî (1651-1707) as an early modern thinker. Poet, diplomat, and thinker Ehmedê Xanî is a pillar of classical Kurdish literature and the author of the Kurdish classic, Mem û Zîn. Xanî's literary corpus and the sociopolitical background that gave rise to it will be examined in the context of intellectual history.