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Persian Narrative Poetry in the Classical Era, 800-1500: Romantic and Didactic Genres: A History of Persian Literature, Vol III

Persian Narrative Poetry in the Classical Era, 800-1500: Romantic and Didactic Genres: A History of Persian Literature, Vol III

Ashtiany, Mohsen

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Series: History of Persian Literature

Literary CriticismPoetry CriticismGeneral Middle Eastern History

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ISBN10: 1845119045
ISBN13: 9781845119041
Publisher: I B Tauris
Published: Feb 9 2023
Pages: 656
Weight: 2.20
Height: 1.60 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia. It has been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others and praised by William Jones, Tagore, E. M. Forster and many more. Yet Persian literature has never received the attention in the West, which it merits. Whereas Persian art and architecture, and more recently Iranian cinema, have been written about extensively and at different levels for a varied audience, Persian literature - the greatest achievement of the Iranian people, and one of the major literatures of the world - has largely remained the exclusive domain of specialists. And although in the past few years the poems of Rumi have attracted the kind of popular attention enjoyed by Omar Khayyam's quatrains in the 19th century, Persian literature has never had the impact of the recognition outside the Persianate world of a major world literature.

A History of Persian Literature responds to this need and offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject. This multi-volume, authoritative survey reflects the stature and significance of Persian literature as the single most important accomplishment of the Iranian nation. Prominent scholars in the field bring a fresh critical approach to bear on this important topic and each volume includes representative samples of this literature.

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