Author: Richard James Horatio GottheilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oriental literature
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
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The World of Persian Literary Humanism
Author: Hamid DabashiPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674067592
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Humanism has mostly considered the question “What does it mean to be human?” from a Western perspective. Dabashi asks it anew from a non-European perspective, in a groundbreaking study of 1,400 years of Persian literary humanism. He presents the unfolding of this vast tradition as the creative and subversive subconscious of Islamic civilization.
Shahnameh
Author: Abolqasem FerdowsiPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101993235
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 1041
Book Description
The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran—now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition A Penguin Classic Dick Davis—“our pre-eminent translator from the Persian” (The Washington Post)—has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation of Ferdowsi’s masterpiece, adding more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis’s elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shahnameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan in the tenth century, the Shahnameh is among the greatest works of world literature. This prodigious narrative tells the story of pre-Islamic Persia, from the mythical creation of the world and the dawn of Persian civilization through the seventh-century Arab conquest. The stories of the Shahnameh are deeply embedded in Persian culture and beyond, as attested by their appearance in such works as The Kite Runner and the love poems of Rumi and Hafez. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Persian Literary Influence on English Literature
Author: Hasan JavadiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"Hasan Javadi presents a survey of the subject often only briefly mentioned, or entirely disregarded, in many histories of English Literature. Students of that literature know of Edward FitzGerald's Ruba'iyyat or Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum, but many are unaware of the fascination that the East, including Persia, has exercised over European minds. Though dealing primarily with English literature, Javadi includes in his account some continental European Orientalists of note as well. Beginning in the late Middle Ages when the Bible and the classics were the main sources of information about Persia; the book covers the 16th and 17th centuries, when travel was beginning to increase Western knowledge about the East. There is a detailed account of Persian themes in Romantic poetry and prose, and a discussion of the works of travelers and novelists such as James Morier, whose Hajji Baba of Ispahan is still a popular novel for many Iranians."--BOOK JACKET.
A Literary History of Persia; Volume 1
Author: Edward Granville BrownePublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015947573
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Oriental Literature: The literature of Persia, ed. by R. J. H. Gottheil
Author: Richard James Horatio GottheilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oriental literature
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
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A Literary History of Persia ...
Author: Edward Granville BrownePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
A Literary History of Persia
Author: Edward Granville BrownePublisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
[v. 1] From the earliest times until Firdawsí, 1902.--[v. 2] From Firdawsí to Saʻdí
A Literary History of Persia
Author: E.G. BrownePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000155129
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Browne's famous work, first published in 1902, was the essential text on literary history in Persian studies for many years. As an overview of Persian literature from the earliest times until Firdawsi, it continues to be a valuable reference. Out of print for some time, it is now reissued as a library edition, in facsimile to capture the feel of the original edition.
Oriental Literature: The literature of Persia, ed. by R. J. H. Gottheil. The literature of Japan, ed. by E. Wilson
Author: A Literary History of Persia
Author: Edward Granville BrownePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description